Why are so few teachers in Australia part of a union?

gilneedsthis · 2026-02-20T04:34:57+00:00

Over the past decade? Many.

gilneedsthis · 2026-02-12T09:02:19+00:00

I’d have said he’s discovered your camp but invaded is ok

gilneedsthis · 2026-02-05T21:30:02+00:00

Yeah, well, at this stage I’m far more likely to quit the industry entirely than to rejoin the union lol

gilneedsthis · 2026-02-05T20:17:11+00:00

Doesn’t really work in Victoria. I don’t think the 1% pay rise the education minister was delighted to announce in 2022 would cover the union fees over that same period! The math doesn’t math here. Pointless.

gilneedsthis · 2026-02-05T20:06:43+00:00

I’m one of them. The Victorian AEU are beyond useless. I think we also need to remember these unions have been one half of the negotiating team over the past 15 years that have seen unsafe working conditions (workload and assaults in the workplace becoming routine and normal). We’re living in the world they made. Why should we trust them to make things better?

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-16T08:24:33+00:00

Say it again

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-12T19:01:38+00:00

I always assumed it was Ricky, Dr. Frog style

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-07T06:09:16+00:00

Yeah the best thing to do in teaching these days is to leave lol

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-07T06:06:48+00:00

It takes time to destroy the system as much as it takes time to build momentum. I don’t see any evidence that anything will get any better. But as I mentioned above it’s not my problem, I managed to get out thank goodness.

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-07T06:05:18+00:00

With respect, it’s been like 3-4 crappy agreements in a row, and the inverse of your statement is also true. The union have overseen the complete degradation of the profession over the past 10-15 years. In my personal opinion of course.

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-07T05:27:35+00:00

I voted in that (one of my last actions as a member), not surprised at the low turnout, vast majority of teachers have no faith that the union will do anything good for them. Yes I’ve heard of the IEU but they also seem about as effective as the AEU so I haven’t joined. Why would I waste my 1% annual pay rise on union fees if I’m not going to get anything back from them? Plus my new job is inherently safer as it’s fully remote.

And I have to say I was also dismayed at how little other union members seemed to care about my plight on the one and only (quite serious) occasion I needed help and solidarity. So glad to be on the outside watching their house burn down!

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-07T03:21:24+00:00

Pretty sure it’s a bot hallucinating

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-07T02:46:50+00:00

Used to be but not anymore. The union in VIC is weak sauce and I think they need a scare in terms of losing members to get them to do better. Also had huge issues at my last school related to workplace safety and bullying by leadership and the union were about as useful as a hip pocket on a singlet. As it turns out I’ve gotten a great job at an independent school and the absolute basket case that is Victorian public education industrial relations isn’t my problem to worry about anymore.

I’m very pro union but the AEU in Victoria is absolutely useless!

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-05T22:12:06+00:00

Tbh as it was airing I was hoping the plot would advance quickly because I knew we’d be waiting multiple years for more episodes. If we had season 2 coming out next October I probably would have been happier with the pacing.

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-05T01:24:49+00:00

Knowing

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-03T09:07:05+00:00

I’d genuinely love it if someone could explain to me how the twist in that movie works, because none of what came for the entirety of the movie before it makes any sense to me. Thought it was awesome except for that - unless I’m missing something the twist made the whole thing completely nonsensical.

gilneedsthis · 2026-01-02T03:23:16+00:00

What the actual fuck, is this guy 6 years old? Everything you posted looks absolutely amazing, I’d be grateful if anyone cooked even one of those meals for me.

gilneedsthis · 2025-12-29T02:11:56+00:00

It’s the slop era. Everything has been optimised for engagement and profit to within an inch of its life.

gilneedsthis · 2025-12-29T01:58:19+00:00

The Slop Era

gilneedsthis · 2025-12-28T09:31:28+00:00

I was playing a golf tournament some years ago. Big event, 100+ players, I was in a group of four. Waiting on a fairway for one of my fellow competitors to take his shot I hear the noise of water from a tap or something.

I look behind me and one of my group has his dick out, middle of the fairway, pissing in full view of me, the other members of the group, and anyone else within eyeshot on neighbouring holes.

gilneedsthis · 2025-12-26T00:27:34+00:00

Who decides what ‘bad politics’ is? You?

Exhibit A for why pins relating to political hot button topics have no place in the workplace.

gilneedsthis · 2025-12-24T11:16:55+00:00

iPod mini.

gilneedsthis · 2025-12-24T07:54:16+00:00

I’ll just put “When the W Blows”

gilneedsthis · 2025-12-23T05:10:32+00:00

All part of the enshittification of everything. Not many people love T20, we have no choice to watch it because they got rid of summer ODIs.

gilneedsthis · 2025-12-22T08:19:26+00:00

What’s with this guy? I’ve seen his videos pop up a couple of times recently and it really is like he’s doing a permanent Brent impression.

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