Early Childhood Making best even better The Best Start, Best Life reforms will be stronger thanks to considerable member feedback during the consultation phase.
Early Childhood Vale Rebecca Simpson The AEU would like to acknowledge the passing of our comrade, colleague and friend, Rebecca Simpson.
Early Childhood Knox turns its back on families The City of Knox has ignored the AEU’s petition and pursued its plan to ditch council-run kindergartens.
Early Childhood Bargaining to win This time of year is a busy one for negotiations, as we continue to bargain across the sector using our benchmark agreements to set the standard.
Early Childhood Child safety in early education As frontline champions of children’s safety and wellbeing, we all have a responsibility to embed the Child Safe Standards into our conversations and our programs.
Early Childhood History is calling: Unions for Yes As unionists and educators, we have a big role to play in the campaign to support a Yes vote for the Voice to Parliament.
Early Childhood Union action leads to wage increase for lowest paid The Fair Work Commission has granted a wage increase thanks to the union movement, giving workers on minimum wages significant wage increases.
For everyone AEU win in ‘off-duty’ case for school camps Teachers and ES will now be paid for overnight hours spent on school camps, backed by a funding boost from government, following major win in Fair Work dispute over time in lieu.
TAFE & Adult Provision All together now in TAFE: staff petition for better agreement With negotiations moving at a snail’s pace, it’s time for a new type of agreement that gives TAFE teachers the power they need to campaign collectively for better wages and conditions.
For everyone Making things better With campaigns and union action achieving positive reforms across the country, it’s good to be reminded that advocating for change can be very rewarding.
Schools What Dan’s budget says about teacher shortages They say there’s hardly a sector of the economy that is free from staffing shortages right now – but when this happens in public schools, something much bigger is at stake.
Early Childhood Lifting wages through MEAs in long day care Multi-employer bargaining offers an opportunity to set a new benchmark standard for teachers who are employed in long day care services.
TAFE & Adult Provision Salaries top of the agenda in TAFE It is essential that salaries and conditions remain competitive and address the key issues for teachers in TAFE if we want to attract and retain teachers in the sector.
For everyone A solid start: empowering young people in the workplace The Young Workers Centre wants to give young people a safe, healthy and confident start to their working lives.
For everyone Making change, big and small When you join the AEU, you become part of an extraordinary group of people who care about making things better – for themselves, their colleagues, their students, and for public education as a whole.
TAFE & Adult Provision One step closer to a better deal Members in disability have endorsed a one-year rollover agreement, which delivers a pay rise and some improved conditions while we continue negotiations for a new MEA.
For everyone Fighting false allegations, and WorkCover changes An update from the AEU’s industrial tea, who have had some good outcomes for individual members on disciplinary and regulatory matters this term.
For everyone News in brief: Term 2 2023 We take a quick look at relevant recent news, including dialect education, Respectful Relationships, City of Knox kindergartens, and climate’s impact on young children.
TAFE & Adult Provision Bargaining with zombies: old disability agreements set to expire Changes to industrial relations laws mean that workplaces operating under a ‘zombie agreement’ will no longer have agreements in operation as of 6 December 2023.
TAFE & Adult Provision The burden of shortages in TAFE TAFE teacher shortages need to be addressed as a matter of urgency, as staff continue to feel the increasing burden of excessive workloads.