EDUCATORS WIN $10,000-A-YEAR PAY RISE
Early childhood educators across Australia will receive pay rises of around $10,000 a year** after the Albanese Labor Government honoured its promise to low-paid educators.
August 8, 2024
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EARLY CHILDHOOD WAGE INCREASE WELCOME – AND ‘DESPERATELY NEEDED’
Comments attributable to Carolyn Smith, Early Education Director, United Workers Union. “The Federal Labor Government commitment to fund a significant wage rise for early childhood
May 13, 2024
Early Educators vote with their feet: Half ready to leave
Almost 50 per cent of early childhood educators say they will leave the sector within a year if there is no meaningful movement on their
February 23, 2024
Australia stops when we stop: Educators to shut down sector
Early childhood educators across Australia will take unprecedented action on March 8th for International Women’s Day. In four weeks over a thousand centres in every
February 9, 2024
Educators take national action as Government silent on wages
Today thousands of early childhood educators are taking national action. Over a thousand centres in every state and territory, across regional and metropolitan areas around
November 29, 2023
Educators bring Government to the table to bargain
WHEN: 9am to 10am, Friday 10 November 2023 WHERE: Fair Work Commission, Terrace Tower, 80 William St, East Sydney WHO: UWU spokesperson and early childhood educators will be
November 10, 2023
BREAKING: CENTRES REVEAL CRISIS IN EARLY LEARNING
The early education sector crisis and its impact on families has been revealed for the first time. 1000 early learning centres across the country have
October 23, 2023
Educators win first ever right to Multi-Employer Bargaining
United Workers Union welcomes this historic decision of the Fair Work Commission to grant the first ever supported bargaining authorisation to early educators. Today’s decision
September 27, 2023
Parents show support as educators take National Day of Workplace Action
Today United Workers Union members in early education are taking a National Day of Workplace Action to call on the Federal Government to commit to
July 26, 2023
EDUCATORS LAUNCH FIRST MULTI-EMPLOYER BARGAIN IN AUSTRALIA
WHEN: 10 am Tuesday 6 June 2023 WHERE: Fair Work Commission, 11 Exhibition St, Melbourne WHAT: Today United Workers Union members in early education are making an application
June 6, 2023
UWU welcomes new training funding for educators
Quotes attributable to Helen Gibbons, Director Early Education, United Workers Union: “United Workers Union welcomes today’s announcement by the Federal Government for better support for
May 3, 2023
UWU WELCOMES NEW FUTURE OF EARLY EDUCATION IN VICTORIA
Quotes attributable to Helen Gibbons, Director Early Education, United Workers Union: “United Workers Union welcomes today’s announcement by the Victorian Government for a better future
November 20, 2022