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  • Letter to Catholic school parents

    A letter has been distributed to parents in Catholic schools regarding the forthcoming strike action being taken by Catholic school staff.

    01 Dec 2017

  • Take action now

    Send an email to your Federal MP demanding that the Fair Work Act be amended to provide for the arbitration of disputes referred by either part to the dispute and tell your story of why it matters to you.

    01 Dec 2017

  • News release: Catholic teachers escalate strike action

    Thousands of Catholic school teachers and support staff across NSW and the ACT will stop work on Monday, 4 December for four hours in the next round of industrial action to protest Catholic employers’ stubborn refusal to strike a reasonable bargain.

    30 Nov 2017

  • Venues of stop work rallies - 4 December 2017

    Rallies and stop work meetings will be held in the locations listed below.

    29 Nov 2017

  • Vote NO to employers' EA (video)

    IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Secretary John Quessy has released a video encouraging members in Catholic systemic schools to vote NO to employers' EA.

    29 Nov 2017

  • Overwhelming success in Union vote for protected action

    Nearly all of the 110 Chapters that participated in the Union’s recent electronic vote for protected action were successful.

    28 Nov 2017

  • Save the Date - Stop work Monday 4 December 2017

    IEU will be calling all members in Catholic systemic schools who are able to take protected action to stop work on Monday 4 December to protest against the Employers’ Enterprise Agreement.

    28 Nov 2017

  • CCER oppose IEU stop work action because of “festival”

    CCER executive director Tony Farley and IEU Secretary John Quessy have exchanged letters regarding the Australian Catholic Youth Festival occurring next week, which Farley insists should dissuade IEU from taking stop work action.

    27 Nov 2017

  • Vote NO to the Catholic Employers' "Agreement"

    In an unprecedented action, Catholic employers have circulated a proposed Enterprise Agreement to teachers and staff across all 11 dioceses. Never before, anywhere in the country, have they proposed an agreement that is not endorsed by the Union.

    24 Nov 2017

  • Future of syllabus development needs your help

    We encourage members to engage with the latest NESA survey on syllabus development

    23 Nov 2017