The QTU Biennial Conference in the school holidays was a great celebration of the past two years, and set the outlines for the future.

On 9 June, members of the QCU and ACTU joined with the people of Palm Island for the first Indigenous Workers Conference, part of the celebrations for 60th anniversary of the Palm Island Strike 57.

Expecting parents and Australian families finally have some certainty over the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme (CPPL).

The Triennial Congress of the Queensland Council of Unions has decided that secure jobs will be its key battleground during the forthcoming state election.

The ALP announcement of a new policy on education in the 2015 election period was met with scepticism. More than two years later, the Palaszczuk government has delivered.

The Turnbull school funding plan has been transformed into a “Frankenstein’s monster” by recent decisions of the Senate to amend the Australian Education Act.

To say that money doesn't matter is ignorant and offensive to the thousands of teachers frustrated at what they know could be a reality in their classrooms and schools if they were supported to make it happen.

Due to the significance of the Promotional Positions Classification Review (PPCR), there will be extensive consultation and opportunities for groups and individuals to provide submissions and raise issues.

The next stage in the QTU’s battle against excessive workload has begun, with the launch of the “Staying Well: Working Together on Workload” campaign.

The Palaszczuk government’s third State Budget, handed down on 13 June, demonstrates a clear commitment to the future of public education in Queensland.

The success of the AEU’s Protect our Preschools campaign is good news for kindy kids across the state, not least those in remote and rural locations.

The latest on EB implementation, including the pilot for highly accomplished and lead teachers, reviews of senior and experienced senior teacher, paid internships, review of the transfer system, and remote area incentives.

Hundreds of elected delegates from all over Queensland have given up the first three days of their holidays to take part in the 112th QTU Biennial Conference - "Where Industrial meets Professional".

This year's art piece is a song, "Voices Rising".

On the second day, Conference broke into a range of concurrent sessions, with many focusing on elements of the QTU's new member wellbeing strategy.

At every Biennial Conference, Campaign Action Awards are presented to campaigns that prove what QTU members can achieve in their workplaces.

As usual, the Biennial Conference provided an opportunity to recognise the extraordinary careers of some of the Union’s most dedicated activists through the presentation of Life Membership.

On this poster, members explain why they are proud to belong to their Union. Why are you #QTUProud?

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This year’s official National TAFE Day celebration took place on 13 June, and QTU TAFE branches across the state celebrated the success of TAFE in providing the skills and knowledge required in a growing, evolving economy.

The 2016 TAFE Educators Certified Agreement is specific in emphasising the professionalism of TAFE teachers.

The Queensland Community Alliance (QCA) was created to provide an opportunity for unions, faith groups, ethnic and community associations to build people-power on issues that we share in common.