Australian Education Union - Tasmanian Branch

What Australian Education Union - Tasmanian Branch does

The Australian Education Union - Tasmanian Branch (AEU Tasmania) is a regional trade union branch of the national Australian Education Union, operating as a registered non-profit organization headquartered at 32 Patrick Street, Hobart, Tasmania, with regional offices in Launceston and Devonport. It represents more than 5,000 educators — including teachers, principals, and support staff — working in Tasmanian government schools (Department for Education, Children and Young People, DECYP), TasTAFE, and Libraries Tasmania. The branch is led by Branch President David Genford and State Manager Brian Wightman, supported by an elected governance structure including multiple Deputy Presidents, Councillors, and Executive Members.

AEU Tasmania's core offering is membership-based industrial representation: collective bargaining for wages and conditions, workplace advocacy, legal support, professional development, and industrial action when negotiations stall. It does not operate as a technology company; there are no disclosed software products, APIs, or proprietary technology platforms. The membership value proposition is delivered through a network of elected AEU Reps embedded in workplaces, member groups organized by sector and region, training events, and a multi-channel communications stack (website, Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube).

Revenue is generated exclusively through recurring salary-based membership subscriptions paid fortnightly or monthly via direct debit or credit card. Dues are tiered by salary band and employment type: full-time teachers/ESS pay $7.98-$52.03 per fortnight, support staff $7.80-$50.93 per fortnight, relief/sessional teachers a flat $11.87 per fortnight, and student/pre-service teachers join free. Key recent strategic outcomes include ratification of the new Teachers Agreement 2025-2028, the new PSUWA support staff agreement (91% member endorsement), execution of the first 24-hour teacher strikes in a generation, and active regulatory engagement with the Fair Work Commission and Tasmanian Government on Workplace Protection Orders and union rule changes.

Name

Australian Education Union - Tasmanian Branch

Legal name

Australian Education Union - Tasmanian Branch

Website

https://aeutas.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Australian Education Union - Tasmanian Branch is a Hobart-based trade union representing 5,000+ teachers, principals, and support staff in Tasmanian government schools, TasTAFE, and Libraries Tasmania, delivering collective bargaining, workplace advocacy, and industrial representation funded by salary-based membership dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hobart, TAS

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Union membership dues collected from educators in public schools, colleges, and TAFE. Fees are salary-based and paid fortnightly or monthly via direct debit or credit card. Student/pre-service teachers can join free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Australian Education Union Tasmanian Branch is a trade union providing industrial representation, collective bargaining, and workplace advocacy to more than 5,000 educators working in Tasmanian public schools, colleges, TasTAFE, and Libraries Tasmania. Members receive support with workplace issues, legal advice, professional development training, WHS advocacy, and access to workplace representatives across the state. The branch conducts industrial campaigns, including strike action, to negotiate wages and conditions agreements with the Tasmanian Government and other employers.

Product overview

The Australian Education Union - Tasmanian Branch is a trade union representing teachers, principals, and support staff working in Tasmanian public schools, colleges, and TAFE. The organization provides union membership services including industrial representation, advocacy for improved working conditions, professional development training, and campaign organizing. It does not offer traditional technology products or software services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership - Teachers Recurring union membership subscription for individual teachers in Tasmanian government schools, providing industrial representation, collective bargaining benefits, workplace advocacy, legal advice, and professional development.
• Union Membership - Education Support Staff Recurring union membership subscription for teacher aides, administrative, and library support staff in Tasmanian public schools, TasTAFE, and Libraries Tasmania, providing PSUWA agreement representation, career pathway advocacy, and workplace support.
• Free Pre-Service Teacher Membership Complimentary union membership for pre-service teachers and education students, providing early-career engagement with the union, professional networks, and resources before entering the workforce.
• AEU Reps Training Program Training program for elected workplace representatives (AEU Reps), equipping them with skills to support members, organize in schools, and participate in union campaigns and bargaining.
• Member Support Services Dedicated member services support for individual workplace issues, including industrial advice, legal assistance on employment matters, WHS guidance, and representation in disputes and grievances.
• Advisory Group Program Structured advisory groups where members provide input on the union's bargaining claims and priorities for the next Wages and Conditions Agreement, including the Teachers Agreement and PSUWA.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% of support staff voted YES on new PSUWA agreement
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Independent Education Union of Australia: Represents teachers and support staff in non-government (independent and Catholic) schools across Australia. Closest direct peer in mission (educator unionism) and structure (state branches, collective bargaining for educators), though AEU Tasmania operates in the government sector.
• NSW Teachers Federation: Independent union representing teachers in NSW public schools. Directly comparable in function (educator collective bargaining, industrial action, professional development) and structure (state-registered union with regional offices and elected representatives).
• Australian Education Union - Victorian Branch: Largest AEU state branch, representing government school educators in Victoria. Most directly comparable state-level AEU branch — same parent body, same mission, same sector representation model, just at a much larger scale.
• National Tertiary Education Union: Union representing academic and general staff in Australian universities and other higher education institutions. Comparable union model for tertiary educators, overlapping with AEU Tasmania's TasTAFE sector representation.

Others

• Education International: Global federation of teacher unions, of which the Australian Education Union is a member. Provides international solidarity and policy coordination — an enabling peer that AEU Tasmania draws on for cross-jurisdictional advocacy on education policy.
• Tasmanian Trades and Labor Council: Tasmanian peak union council — an umbrella body coordinating affiliated unions (including AEU Tasmania) at the state level. Not a competitor but an allied ecosystem participant that provides the broader labour movement infrastructure AEU Tasmania operates within.

Broad incumbents

• United Workers Union: One of Australia's largest unions, formed from merger of several industry unions covering community, retail, hospitality and other workers. Operates in adjacent sectors to AEU Tasmania, including some overlap in education support and public services.
• Australian Services Union: Large general union covering workers in public services, transport, and broader community sectors. A broad incumbent in Australian unionism that overlaps with portions of AEU Tasmania's government-employee base.
• Australian Education Union (National): National peak body and parent organisation of AEU Tasmania. Operates federally across all states and territories, providing the umbrella structure, federal conference representation, and national policy advocacy that the Tasmanian Branch operates under.
• Community and Public Sector Union (PSU Group): Union representing public sector employees across federal, state, and local government. Broader incumbent in the public-sector industrial relations space, with overlapping membership in Libraries Tasmania and government administration roles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aeutasmania
• YouTubeyoutube.com/aeutasmania
• Facebookfacebook.com/aeutasmania
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aeutasmania
• Instagraminstagram.com/aeutasmania

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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