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Lutheran EB26 Update

Planning has commenced for the next round of Lutheran Schools bargaining. Claim development is underway and all Lutheran IEU members have been emailed a document about EA bargaining; to ensure that they understand the process, common terms and the need for members to be active …

How good does your IEU Noticeboard look?

  Union noticeboards are not just space to indicate that your school is covered by the IEU, they play an essential role in worksites to: keep members up to date on union matters advertise upcoming union events and training share information about union membership and …

Lutheran Schools EB26 – It’s your EA! Your involvement matters!

As we approach the next round of bargaining for the Lutheran Schools SA Enterprise Agreement, it’s important that members understand what an Enterprise Agreement is, how bargaining works, and how you can be involved. What is an Enterprise Agreement (EA)? An EA is a legally …

Salaries – what are you bargaining on?

With the IEU advising members through regular enterprise bargaining communications, we can ensure that you are aware of what is happening in your school and in other schools. How else will you know if the grass is greener on the side? When assessing how green …

You Can’t Preach Fairness on Sunday and Underpay Staff on Monday

Catholic Enterprise Bargaining 2024 (EB24) negotiations stalled on Tuesday 28 October after the employers refused to negotiate further on key IEU claims, which include: Salary and Allowances Workload and Class Size Curriculum Extension Activities ESO Span of Hours – Stop the employers’ cut to take-home …

EB24 Bargaining Update for Catholic Schools

Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) and the IEU continue to negotiate around our key areas of claims. For its part, the IEU seeks workload relief, and CESA seeks greater amounts of fixed term contracts and casual engagement. Unfortunately, bargaining progress remains slow. IEU: Workload Relief …

Catholic EB24 – Update

Enterprise Bargaining (EB) isn’t just a procedural step where there are a few meetings and the employer gives us what we want.  It is a defining moment where educators stand together to shape their professional lives, champion fair conditions and defend the quality education in …

Time Poverty—So That’s What We Call It

In my first enterprise bargaining campaign, I remember the lead negotiator for the Education Department—a seasoned school principal—saying, “Why do you want more non-contact time? You know we’ll just give you a token amount and ask you to do more.” At the time, we didn’t …

Enterprise Agreement Update around the Sectors – April/May 2025

Pulteney Grammar School Bargaining has commenced and the IEU has started to outline its proposals underlining the Log of Claims. So far, there have been 3 bargaining meetings. The IEU Log of Claims includes: Conditions that will meet or exceed those outlined in the relevant …

Catholic EB24 Update – March 2025

The Enterprise Bargaining (EB) negotiations are continuing on a fortnightly basis. The IEU(SA) Bargaining Team, supported by a range of member experts, have been detailing the IEU(SA) claims, and putting proposals to the employer on how these claims can be addressed. Member feedback has been …

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