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Catholic EB24 – Meeting 4: ESOs increasing work and complexity

Yesterday, your IEU(SA) Bargaining Team, led by Louisa Fidock (Library Assistant, Saint Ignatius’), talked about ESOs increasing work and complexity. Listen to her summary below:  We proposed measures to reduce ESOs working unpaid overtime, working through breaks, or having unmanageable workloads – including student …

December EA Updates around the Sectors

As we approach the end of the school year, here is a brief update of Enterprise Agreements (EAs) around the sector. Members play an important role in EA Bargaining so be sure to rest up over the break and be ready to use your collective …

Catholic EB24 negotiations – Meeting 3

28 November 2024 Yesterday, your IEU team met with the CESA (the employer) to continue bargaining. Our agenda was focused on practical class sizes and ESO workload. The employer wanted to talk about their ideas on teacher workload, changes they want to teacher conditions of …

The power of your collective action – an IEU(SA) EA Bargaining Case Study

Members who follow IEU(SA) on social media will be aware of our updates declaring ‘Union Wins’ at various workplaces, through the success of members acting collectively to achieve better outcomes. Andrew Strom of the Employees International Union, New York, notes: “When workers start to organize, …

Catholic EB24 Update

The employer (CESA) has agreed to meet with the IEU to start bargaining in week 1 of next term. Meetings will be fortnightly thereafter. We will provide regular updates to members and seek your input. Did you know:The maximum face to face teaching load of …

Enterprise Bargaining Report around the sectors

Mount Barker Waldorf School The Enterprise Agreement (EA) has been approved by the Fair Work Commission, however, in approving the EA, the Commissioner identified several concerns with the application. This included the use of the wrong form for the Notice Employee Representational Rights (NERR) and …

Catholic EB24 – We are Ready!

It’s official, bargaining soon to commence for the Catholic EB24, and we have one message for CESA and Catholic Employers – We are Ready! In the lead up to your current agreement expiring on 31 July we wrote to CESA setting out your claims. We …

The IEU congratulates its members at Southern Vales Christian College

The year 2023 proved to be a defining one for members at Southern Vales Christian College (SVCC). Early in the year, the principal advised staff that due to changes in federal industrial laws, the school’s soon to be out of date Enterprise Agreement (EA) would …

Significant workload improvements for Victorian Catholic schools

In what was a hard fought ‘No More Freebies’ campaign, IEU Victoria Branch members stood up and won significant workload improvements in their new Enterprise Agreement. The new agreement achieves significant improvements for all staff, including better classification structures for education support staff and a …

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