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Free Workplace Rights Workshops for High School Classes

Priority bookings available for IEU members – book now to secure for Term 2 SA Young Workers is a free support service dedicated to empowering young workers across South Australia. We deliver FREE dynamic and interactive workshops tailored to young people aged 14-18. These sessions equip students with essential …

IEUA Speaks – Federal budget restores education as a core national priority

25 March 25 Tonight’s federal budget delivered historic reforms to our nation’s education system. The budget is the culmination of three years of federal government repairs to our schooling and early childhood education sectors. Combined with much needed cost of living relief for IEU members …

‘March Forward’ on International Women’s Day 2025

7 March 2025 IEU members will join a global call to action on International Women’s Day on Saturday, 8 March. This special day of celebration and activism has its origins in worker protests, and this year’s theme March Forward highlights both the achievements and further …

Notification of IEU(SA) Branch rule change

The IEU(SA) Executive has approved amendments to our Branch rules to refine the structure of Sub-Branches and the responsibilities of Sub-Branch Representatives (Reps), including how the position of Rep can be filled. An application to formally amend our Branch rules has been made to the …

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 …

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