Good books, and a couple of ratbag books, to consider for your summer holiday reading.

The gender pay gap has widened for the first time since 2013, and university researchers have identified long working hours as the main culprit.

Education staff juggle some of the longest resignation notice periods of any industry and face a long, nervous wait to see if they’ve got the job.

Latest reads, including news and views on the new IR bill, personalised teaching, and the pre-Christmas education summit.

What makes collective bargaining so effective for workers is the same thing that strengthened bargaining laws: collective action.  

The IEU has been negotiating with Victorian Catholic employers for over two years on a new Agreement, despite such deals being finalised long ago with Sale Diocese Catholic schools and in the state government sector.

There is an ongoing debate around what is causing the teacher shortage crisis and what we should be doing about it. Teacher and IEU member Jack Andrews says it’s time to move past band aid solutions.

Unpaid overtime is a scourge which costs the average employee $460 per fortnight.

Parties competing for your vote in the Victorian election answer IEU questions!

O'Neil said the IEU's multi-employer bargaining impasse with Victorian Catholic employers shows how the current industrial relations system fails workers.

The current deadlock in bargaining for a new Victorian Catholic Agreement is the perfect case study of what is WRONG with current industrial laws.

The proposed Secure Work, Better Pay Bill offers Australian employees the first hope at restoring some of their bargaining power in the lopsided industrial landscape.

Have you ever wondered why capitalism has survived for several centuries in the advanced economies? How a relative handful of rich families and company executives have been getting richer and more powerful for so long in countries where everyone gets a vote?

The concept of workplace safety has evolved - it’s now about more than just physical ailments.

How to deal with a violent incident during and after the event.

It’s time for violence in schools to be recognised as an Occupational health and Safety issue.

Members in Victorian Catholic schools are about to receive some very long overdue backpay.

A 41-year education veteran lays out his fears for the teaching profession and offers his support for the campaign for workload improvements.

Reps and members across MACS schools are rolling out actions to highlight the plight of overloaded education staff.