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Catholic EB24 negotiations update

Recently, members in Catholic schools received an update from CESA regarding the progress of bargaining. CESA said that the key themes to-date from staff include improved salary and allowances and responding to workload pressures. We agree. That’s why we’ve called for smaller class sizes & …

We farewell and welcome new staff

2024 ended with the retirement of two of our longest serving staff. Union work is not for the faint of heart and it takes strong resolve to build a career and stay when much of your work is adversarial. It is testament to the character …

Vale Evaldas ‘Val’ Reinke

Many members would not have come into contact with the larger-than-life character that was Val. For those of us that did, our life is the better for it. The fact that we have a Union at all is in no small part a product of …

Boots on the ground boost for workplace safety

Improving safety by increasing the number of trained Health and Safety Representatives at work sites is a key target of a new SafeWork SA strategy. The Health and Safety Representatives (HSR) Strategy(PDF) is also aimed at increasing the support for existing HSRs to help them fulfil their …

NGS Super – Income Protection Insurance

Did you know that if you were to become sick or injured and were unable to work, you may stop receiving an income? Income Protection (IP) is a smart way to ensure you will have financial support if you had to stop working due to …

APHEDA Educators for Internationalism workshop at the IEU

IEU(SA) strongly supports the work of Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA, the global justice organisation of the Australian union movement. We welcomed the APHEDA Educators for Internationalism to our Currie Street Boardroom from 6-7 February for their training workshop. They came from around Australia and …

New federal resources for teachers

10 February 2025 New federal resources for teachers are just one part of broader reforms needed in schools The federal government’s Engaged Classrooms initiative has provided a further set of free resources for teachers to help manage classroom behaviour. The resources, developed by the Australian …

IEU(SA) Rep Training Term 1 – 2025

Following our successful Representative (Rep) training in November 2024, we have more Rep training days coming up in 2025 — starting this term. Initially, we will be running one-day training sessions for any elected IEU(SA) Sub-Branch Reps on the following dates in Term 1. If …

Expressions of Interest 2025 Anna Stewart Memorial Project

The Anna Stewart Memorial Project (ASMP) is a union training program run annually by SA Unions. It brings together women, non-binary and gender diverse members from a range of unions in a safe, supportive and energising training environment. The program presents a unique opportunity for …

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