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Update for February 2022 – From IE(SA) Secretary Glen Seidel

February Update: What a flurry of a start… SA schools settled for a graduated start to the year. The IEU’s preference would have been to delay all year levels for 2 weeks, and we received good print and radio media coverage of our concerns. However, that …

Lessons to be learnt – the importance of HSRs in schools

Health and Safety at work should always be a priority. Staff should have a say in matters that affect their physical and psychological safety.   If we have learnt anything during COVID there is no better time to have (or elect) a Health and Safety …

Teachers don’t have enough time to prepare well for class.

Teacher workload is a major issue every time the IEU meets with members to bargain for a new Enterprise Agreement. The amount of administration work and parent/teacher interactions is impacting their planning. Julie Sonnemann and Rebecca Joiner from the Grattan Insititute surveyed 5,442 Australian teachers …

Pre-service Teachers are transitioning to the teaching workforce

The start of this school year sees many pre-service teachers (PSTs) transition into the teaching workforce. The IEU is currently contacting graduated Student Associate Members to remind them of how the IEU is the ideal support for this transition. Organised by our Deputy Secretary and …

New members joining the IEU set a weekly record

The IEU is You – its members. Our membership grew by a record number this week. This continues an increased flow of members in January. It is pleasing to see that many new members are in the early phase of their career — be that …

Welcome to our new Organiser – Matt Blowes

I’m Matt Blowes I’ve recently joined the IEU as an organiser. I have worked in the Union movement as an organiser for 14 years in various industries throughout metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia.  The industries I had direct dealings with are Power and Energy, …

International Women’s Day – Member function

IEU(SA) Equity Committee and the IEU ‘Boldies’ invite members to join us for drinks and nibbles to celebrate International Women’s Day Tuesday 8 March 2022, from 4pm, in our Boardroom RSVP by Tuesday 1 March – simply click the button below: RSVP for IWD Function

IEU(SA) – Reps of the year 2021 Presentations

We congratulate Sue and Felicity and thank them for their dedication to the REP role and assisting members in their schools. We asked Sue and Felicity to write a ‘bio’ so that our members understand their experience and journey – read below: Rep Bio – …

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