When retiring at the end of 2022, legendary Industrial Officer Denis Matson penned the following timeless advice.

Teachers at Xavier College will vote on whether to take industrial action as the Independent Education Union says staff at the school are distressed by their workload.

IEU members are shocked by the violence and loss of life in Israel and Gaza. Together, we stand in solidarity with the many hundreds of IEU members affected by what is currently occurring. We know some members have already lost loved ones, and many more are living in fear for family and friends in the region.

Employees can request changes to their working arrangements to help balance work with other important aspects of their lives.

If you are working on a fixed-term contract, Friday October 27 is an important date – this is when schools must provide you with written notice regarding your position.

I’m not going to tell you how to vote, but I do want to outline why the IEU is proud to support this constitutional change, and why I will be equally proudly voting ‘yes’ on Saturday

Economics guru Alan Kohler explains why the absence of industrial action is not “economically balanced, fair or healthy”.

Improving incoming teacher numbers is important, but it is also vital that working conditions in all schools improve to ensure that we don’t continue to lose experienced educators.

It's been a long time since we've had a referendum, so there are no dumb questions about how it works.

In the current edition of The Point, the best words about why the IEU supports the Voice to Parliament come from a member. We literally couldn’t say it better ourselves!

The IEU is wholeheartedly supporting a Yes vote for Indigenous recognition in the Constitution via a Voice to Parliament because we believe it provides a simple, fair, and unifying message.

When we listen to people about decisions which affect them, we get better results. This is well known to unionists, who understand that workers need to be consulted on decisions that affect them.

The final in our series on important provisions in the new Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement, including some important details you might have missed which could significantly enhance your working life.

The CEMEA Agreement provides earlier access to the maximum redundancy pay.

The Scheduled Class Time (SCT) reductions of one hour in 2023 and a further half-hour in 2024 are the biggest changes to SCT in 20 years.

Carolyn is a committed unionist and a passionate football follower who took a keen interest in the Women’s World Cup.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll highlight important provisions in the new Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement, including some important details you might have missed which could significantly enhance your working life.