Early Childhood Putting the workforce first 15 Dec 2021 Staff in our sector are renowned for putting the needs of children first. Be assured that the AEU is committed to promoting the value of the profession, and to achieving workplace agreements that reflect your worth.
Early Childhood Early childhood sector emerges from lockdown 23 Nov 2021 It was welcome news when the Premier announced that early childhood centres would open earlier than expected for all Victorian
Early Childhood Friends of Thrive by Five 23 Nov 2021 The Thrive by Five campaign is pushing for every Australian child to have access to affordable and high-quality early learning
Early Childhood Your guide to the VECTEA and EEEA implementation 23 Nov 2021 Now that VECTEA and EEEA are well and truly up and running, it’s time to ensure everybody understands their new rights and how to access them.
Early Childhood Time to vote ‘yes’ for VECA and VEEA 23 Nov 2021 The AEU and ELAA have been meeting to formally bargain on the two mirror agreements, the Victorian Early Childhood Agreement
Early Childhood VECTEA 2020 approved 15 Sep 2021 The new Victorian Early Childhood Teachers and Educators Agreement provides the professional recognition that early childhood members so rightly deserve.
Early Childhood VECTEA 2020 is underway! 6 Sep 2021 With the VECTEA and the EEEA now endorsed, we are turning our focus to implementation and building strong networks.
Early Childhood New agreements underway 4 Jul 2021 More than 6,000 early childhood employees covered by the VECTEA will benefit from significant pay increases and workload relief.
Early Childhood Implementing your new agreements 4 Jul 2021 Following the ratification of two new benchmark agreements in the early childhood sector, the AEU will be running implementation training for members from Term 2.
Early Childhood Three-year-old kindergarten continues to expand 4 Jul 2021 An additional 2000 Victorian three-year-olds are now accessing two years of funded kindergarten, as the 15 hours of kinder program rolls out across more LGAs.
Early Childhood Changes for educational leaders and nominated supervisors 4 Jul 2021 Educational leaders and nominated supervisors will now gain one hour per week per service to help address workload pressures.
Early Childhood EEEA 2020 is go! 4 Jul 2021 Members have overwhelmingly endorsed the new Early Education Employees Agreement, which offers significant improvements to pay and conditions.
Early Childhood Share your views on the state government workforce strategy 22 Jun 2021 The minister for early childhood, Ingrid Stitt, has released a policy paper, and everybody in the sector is encouraged to contribute to it.
Early Childhood Preschool Funding Now campaign win 22 Jun 2021 At last, the federal government has made a commitment to ongoing funding for four-year-old preschool.
Early Childhood Changes on the horizon for Activity Group Leaders 22 Jun 2021 Activity Group Leaders (AGLs) will see changes to their arrangements, starting next year.
Early Childhood The union will negotiate for all of our members 22 Jun 2021 The union continues to bargain on behalf of all members, using the VECTEA and EEEA as the basis for pay and conditions.
Early Childhood Members vote yes to new deal 6 Apr 2021 Members covered by the EEEA have voted ‘yes’ to endorse a new deal that delivers substantial pay rises and improved working conditions for early childhood teachers and educators.
Early Childhood Voting approaches for new EC agreements 8 Feb 2021 The new agreements for early childhood workers offer significant improvements in salaries and conditions – now we need you to VOTE YES!
Early Childhood Get ready to vote! 8 Feb 2021 After almost two years of negotiations, it’s almost time for you to vote on the new VECTEA and EEEA agreements for early childhood workers.
Early Childhood Vote YES for the new agreements 9 Dec 2020 After months of negotiations, the AEU has achieved agreements that deliver a wide range of improvements to pay and conditions for early childhood workers.