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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 …

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 & …

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 …

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