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IEU members from across the nation's schools and early childhood centers welcome the federal government's Secure Job, Better Wages Bill.  The previous LNP government's broken workplace laws will take some time to fully unpack and repair - but the government's Bill is a good start towards a much fairer system: Greater access to flexible work Multi-employer bargaining to get wages moving An end to the abuse of rolling fixed-term contracts Pay equity and reducing the gender pay gap Read full details here: IEU Speaks on the IR Bill Thousands of IEU members and their families will benefit from these changes, and [...]

The IEU welcomes the federal Labor government's funding of additional university places for education students. This is an important $159 million commitment for the future of education. Tens of thousands of IEU members will also benefit from greater access to childcare and expanded paid parental leave also announced by the federal government. The next crucial step is to support teachers battling unsustainable workloads and burnout. Employers and government can take immediate action to help keep experienced teachers in the classroom. Read more here: IEU Speaks on the Federal Budget  

Teacher Workforce Action Plan: Education Unions Show the Way Forward Education unions are ensuring a strong professional voice at the Teacher Workforce Action Plan Working Group that recently met in Canberra. The IEU is actively engaged in the Working Group to highlight the immediate and long-term reforms identified by IEU members. We need urgent change to not just attract new teachers, but to retain our experienced members being driven out of classrooms by stagnating pay and unsustainable workloads. READ FULL DETAILS HERE: IEU Speaks on Teacher Workforce Action Plan  

Jobs and Skills Summit 2022: We need an economy based on well-paid and secure jobs Our union welcomed the opportunity to participate in the Federal Government's Jobs and Skills Summit held in Canberra from 1 - 2 September 2022. Australian unions, including the IEU, delivered a clear message at the Summit - we need a bargaining system that is simple, fair and accessible. Read full details here: IEU Speaks on the Jobs Summit     

Read more here: IEU Speaks on how we begin to tackle current teacher shortages Our union welcomes the federal government's priority commitment to address teacher shortages. IEU members have identified the key solutions to a problem that was worsened to the point of the current crisis in our schools and early childhood education. An urgent national plan must be enacted by government and education employers.