Independent Education Union of Australia
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The Independent Education Union of Australia (IEU) with a current membership of over 68,000, is the federally registered industry union
representing all employees working in non-government schools and institutions across Australia
. Included in its membership are principals, teacher
s, and various categories of clerical
, administrative
, educational support staff and school services officers employed in primary and secondary
schools; and teachers working in some private pre-school settings, Life Education Centres, business colleges and private
English
Language colleges.
The state branches of the IEU are:
New South Wales /Australian Capital Territory Independent Education Union (NSW/ACT IEU)
Independent Education Union Victoria Tasmania. (IEU Vic/Tas)
Queensland Independent Education Union (QIEU) - Independent Education Union Australia - Queensland & Northern Territory Branch (IEUA-QNT)
Independent Education Union South Australia (IEU SA)
Independent Education Union Western Australia (IEU WA)
Tasmanian Independent Schools Teachers' Association (TISTA)
Teachers working in the State Government schools system are covered by the Australian Education Union
(AEU).
Split from ACTU
On 4th July 2011 the Union disaffiliated from the ACTU due to concerns relating to education policy.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
representing all employees working in non-government schools and institutions across Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Included in its membership are principals, teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
s, and various categories of clerical
Clerk
Clerk, the vocational title, commonly refers to a white-collar worker who conducts general office or, in some instances, sales tasks. It is also occasionally used to refer to third-year medical students completing a medical clerkship. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record...
, administrative
Academic administration
An academic administration is a branch of university or college employees responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and separate from the faculty or academics, although some personnel may have joint responsibilities...
, educational support staff and school services officers employed in primary and secondary
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
schools; and teachers working in some private pre-school settings, Life Education Centres, business colleges and private
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
Language colleges.
The state branches of the IEU are:
New South Wales /Australian Capital Territory Independent Education Union (NSW/ACT IEU)
Independent Education Union Victoria Tasmania. (IEU Vic/Tas)
Queensland Independent Education Union (QIEU) - Independent Education Union Australia - Queensland & Northern Territory Branch (IEUA-QNT)
Independent Education Union South Australia (IEU SA)
Independent Education Union Western Australia (IEU WA)
Tasmanian Independent Schools Teachers' Association (TISTA)
Teachers working in the State Government schools system are covered by the Australian Education Union
Australian Education Union
The Australian Education Union is an Australian trade union, founded in 1984 as the Australian Teachers Union, which is registered with Fair Work Australia as an employee group, and is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions...
(AEU).