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Pleas from school principals must be heard during this election

1 April 2025 The annual study into school principal health, safety and wellbeing has once again highlighted the need for urgent action to better support school leaders dealing with escalating workload pressures and health and safety threats in schools. The Australian Catholic University (ACU) study …

Australia’s education unions condemn Dutton’s attack on teachers

2 April 2025 Less than a week into the election campaign and teacher bashing and ugly education blame games have begun  IEU members and the families in our school communities rightly expect the election campaign to focus on delivering a world class education system; however, the …

Is your super on track for your big tomorrow?

Retirement might seem like something to worry about in the future, but the sooner you start paying attention to your retirement savings, the better prepared you will be when the time comes to stop working. Being financially secure in retirement means you will be able …

Federal Election: Your Working Rights at stake

If your working rights and that of your family and friends matter to you, then make sure you are fully informed about what is at stake in the upcoming federal election. As you would likely know, the IEU(SA) does not belong to, or pay money …

IEU member satisfaction survey coming soon

For the first time, the IEU is conducting a national survey of member satisfaction. We encourage all members to complete this very important survey which will help shape our future direction and make sure that we are working with you in the ways that you …

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 …

EA Update around the Sectors – March 2025

Enterprise Agreement (EA) updates were very popular articles in the 2024 Class Action series. They enable all IEU(SA) members to review what other workplaces/sectors are negotiating or winning for themselves, which is important, as it gives members ideas on what they can bargain for in …

Young workers are leading the charge in union membership

In their media release Thursday 27 February, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) noted that union membership had grown by 12.5 percent from 2022 to 2024, and young workers are leading the charge. Union membership now stands at 1.58 million, up from 1.4 million, …