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Vaccinate to educate: Add school and early childhood staff to priority group

The Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch is calling on the Federal Government to include teachers and support staff in schools and early childhood services as frontline essential workers in a priority group for vaccination.

Someone is messing with your rights at work – what you need to know

A new Industrial Relations (IR) law that will allow employers to cut the wages and conditions of workers has been introduced.

Exceptionalism that proves the rule – HSC results show the work of education never stopped

The more than 66,000 students who completed their HSC this year have endured extraordinary pressures exceeding those typically faced in the already gruelling final year examinations; bushfires, floods, drought and the pandemic all wrought havoc on schools and students in 2020.

Professional Development update

Members are advised that any IEU on-demand courses they undertake from the IEU Zone prior to 31st January 2021 will count towards their 50 hours of registered/accredited PD they are required to undertake as part of their maintenance of accreditation.

Extreme weather on the north coast and your rights

NSW North Coast staff in Catholic and Independent schools can now focus on weathering the recent extreme weather whilst knowing that if required they can access their 5 days Emergency Disaster Leave if they cannot get to school due to flooding or a severe storm, if it has been declared a natural disaster by the State Govt.

Update on Catholic systemic support staff working party

A planning meeting was held this morning between the Union and CCER to map out the workings of the Catholic Systemic Schools' Support Staff Working Party. Tentative dates for the initial meeting are scheduled for early February, with the timetable of further meetings to be established at that time. The working party will undertake its work during terms 1 and 2, 2021.

Catholic systemic support staff: Time to get equal

Anyone who works in a school knows it cannot function without its dedicated support staff. Now these staff in Catholic systemic schools are striving for pay parity with their state school counterparts.

2020 International Human Rights Day: Stand up for human rights

10 December is International Human Rights’ Day. On this day in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. The UDHR is a milestone document that proclaims the inalienable rights which everyone is entitled to as a human being- regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

ACTU: IR changes will allow employers to cut pay and conditions

The Morrison Government’s omnibus IR Bill will allow employers to make agreements that cut the wages and conditions of workers.