Macquarie University Branch
Welcome to the NTEU Macquarie University Branch, the Union which represents general and academic staff at the University.
Macquarie Branch Organiser.
As a brief introduction to myself, my name is Kaylene Field and I am the Branch Organiser for Macquarie University.
In 2008 I completed my Post Graduate Business and Commerce degree. Labour regulation is my main area of interest and my research paper explored the impact of the NWRS (Work Choices) legislation on women who are employed in the lower skilled industry of retail industry in Greater Western Sydney. I was initially engaged with Unions NSW where I commenced an internship with the NTEU and have transitioned into the role as branch organiser here at Macquarie.
Since commencing at Macquarie I have already had the opportunity to engage with a number of staff which I have thoroughly enjoyed and I definitely look forward to meeting all members. I am encouraged by the involvement of the membership in issues that I am working on; developing casual staff networks, reference groups for bargaining, PDR, Building and construction works committees in addition to discussions I have with members about what is happening across Macquarie Campus.
As branch organiser at Macquarie I encourage all members to be active members. It goes without saying but the union's strength lies in its membership and the preparedness of members to work collectively together. This is particularly so in the lead up into collective bargaining. Remember... this collective agreement is your collective agreement and the NTEU will want to ensure it both reflects and progresses the needs of multiple staff groups working at Macquarie
Looking forward to working with you.
Yours in solidarity, Kaylene.
To join the NTEU online or download a membership form, go to www.nteu.org.au/join , or contact the Branch office.
For all enquiries, contact the Branch office:
Loc: W3A 405
Ph: 9850 7643
Fax: 9850 7055
Email: nteu@mq.edu.au
- Performance Development and Review Dispute
- University Restructure
- Collective Bargaining the latest from MQ and sector
- Your Rights at Work
- Upcoming Events
- Macquarie Updates
- Branch Committee 2009
- Members Equity Bank
Performance Development and Review Dispute
Date: Thursday 18th June Where: C5C T2 Time: 1.00pm.
The NTEU will be holding a members meeting to discuss the latest outcomes following the PDR review. Where Performance Ratings will remain, it is important we get your feedback on how you believe this will work. At this meeting the NTEU is seeking member input to guide the next action the NTEU will initiate in the PDR review process.
We invite all members to reply to nteu@mq.edu.au with your individual feedback on the outcome, particularly your feeling on performance ratings remaining for general staff; if you support performance ratings and/ or how you believe the PDR process could work effectively for staff prior to this meeting.
PDR
The latest report on the review of the PDR system that was recently conducted identifies that Macquarie University management has agreed that the behavioural indicators were ill conceived and they will be removed from the process. This is a great win for you, the members of the NTEU. The university has also agreed to revisit the ratings system after receiving very strong feedback, including the overwhelming evidence presented through our survey results. The university management will be discussing their proposals for changes to the system in light of the review with the NTEU in a few weeks time. In the meantime, I have attached the summary of the feedback that members provided to us through the web based survey.
PDR Meeting
The NTEU will be holding a members meeting in June to discuss the latest outcomes following the PDR review. We invite all members to reply to nteu@mq.edu.au with your individual feedback on the outcome, particularly your feeling on performance ratings remaining for professional staff, if you support performance ratings and/ or how you believe the PDR process could work effectively for staff prior to this meeting. A member vote will be made at this meeting to determine the next action in the PDR review process.
For more information on the Union's dispute and to find out how else you can be involved in the campaign click on one of the links below.
| The Campaign | How you can be involved in the campaign around PDR |
| Compliance with PDR Process? | Advice for members asked to comply with PDR process |
| Petition | Download the petition for distribution in your work area |
University Restructure
Univeristy Restructuring
Macquarie University is currently going through a major restructure and change process. The NTEU is committed to making change fair, and encourages all members to be active in the managing change process in order to have your voice heard.
As we are all aware, Macquarie University has been undergoing major Restructuring and change processes over the past 2 years. The NTEU is Committed to making change fair, and encourages all members to be active In the managing change process in order to have your voice heard.
The change management process should be transparent and involve consultation within the department or work area with all staff undergoing any restructure or change. Staff have the opportunity to meet and discuss the changes with department supervisors and management individually or collectively with colleagues in your department or Faculty.
This may involve clarification of information provided about the (proposed) restructure or changes and discussion about any impact Financial or otherwise that proposed changes may have for your work role. The consultation process should also provide an opportunity for you to raise individual and collective industrial concerns, provide feedback and suggest alternatives.
Finally, clause 4.14 of your current enterprise agreement describes in detail the consultation processes that management must observe before implementing workplace change. If your work area is impacted by any restructure don't hesitate to contact your branch office.
| General Staff Submission | Downloadable pdf version of the NTEU submission on behalf of general staff |
Collective Bargaining the latest from MQ and sector
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 2009 –
“We’ll be fighting in the streets with our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and then the shotgun sings the song
I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play, just like yesterday
Then I’ll get on my knees and pray
We don’t get Fooled Again
(The Who, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” 1971)
“The Long And Winding Road”
MQ Collective Bargaining finally underway:
One of the most important and eagerly anticipated collective bargaining rounds is now firmly underway @ MQ.
This is the round where your union will be seeking to 1) restore conditions and rights lost under the last Federal Government’s HEWRRS/Workchoices legislation, 2) significantly improve conditions for casual and research staff, and 3) restore fairness and balance to the workplace which has been compromised under increasing workload and restructuring pressures.
Your NTEU negotiating team met with Macquarie management on Tuesday 9th June to start what promises to be, a long and exhaustive bargaining campaign. The first meeting was utilised to discuss our log of claims and to discuss management’s agenda for this round. It was also utilised to review those areas of the current Agreement which were not seen as contentious (very few).
It became abundantly clear that management’s agenda will be to DEFEND the current Agreement which was a product of the Howard reforms. Management have not put anything on the table other than to express their desire to see the nomenclature for general staff changed to professional staff. Also, they seek to reduce annual leave liability and restore cashing out provisions for long service leave (and it seems introduce cashing out for annual leave accumulation).
NTEU presented two major claims. One of these is seeking to restore regulations around the use of fixed term employment which has grown exponentially @ MQ in the past few years. We are also seeking to strengthen the ability of fixed term employees to have their employment converted from fixed term to ongoing. Management were largely non-committal in response but appeared uneasy about the equity, recruitment and retention issues raised around current fixed term practices.
The other claim discussed was general staff reclassification. Management was firmly opposed to NTEU’s proposal to establish proper and transparent reclassification processes and structures in the next Agreement. Currently management has complete prerogative over whether positions get reclassified or not, and they are not prepared to restore your role in classification processes and determinations. This is unsatisfactory, given the lack of transparency in the current process and the massive faculty restructuring resulting in many changes to general staff roles and duties.
Our next bargaining meeting will be held on 23 June and we are proposing to table clauses on general staff workloads, unsatisfactory performance (academic and general). We are also working hard to draft academic workload provisions which we are seeking to table in the very near future.
All clauses tabled by the NTEU will be made available on the Branch website and/or by request to the Branch office. The clauses are subject to consultation and review of our enterprise bargaining reference group. If you would like to be part of the reference group please contact Kaylene on 97507463.
At the general meeting on 11 June 2009, it was made clear to members that the NTEU will be calling meetings of members after each bargaining session (which are currently held each fortnight.) This will be particularly so during July/August when it is likely we will require increasing participation from membership, if management fails to shift from its current position (ie, defence of the HEWRRS). IT IS CRITICAL you read these communications, pass this E-Bulletin on to your colleagues, come to meetings and most of all GET ACTIVE. Doubtless, the success or not of this round of bargaining will turn on your preparedness to stay informed and involved.
For more information on collective bargaining or NTEU bargaining claims, please do not hesitate to contact one of your bargaining team representatives or visit www.nteu.org.au/bd/mq
NTEU Bargaining team is:
PaulMcKechnie paul.mckechnie@humm.mq.edu.au
Craig Macmillan craig.macmillan@efs.mq.edu.au
Kate Gleeson kate.gleeson@mq.edu.au
Lloyd Cox lloyd.cox@humm.mq.edu.au
Agnes Bosanquet agnes.bosanquet@mq.edu.au
Stephanie Gromilund Stephanie.Grolimund@ofs.mq.edu.au
Jesse Cadwallader jess.cadwallader@gmail.com
Lance Dale, Industrial Officer lance.dale@nsw.nteu.org.au
In addition to the bargaining team we have established a collective bargaining reference group to provide feedback on specific claims. If you are interested in being part of this group please contact Kaylene at the Branch and she will add your name to the group.Centre for Macquarie English Bargaining (CME)
CME Negotiators Make Important Gains for Casual Employees...
While wider University bargaining is yet to get underway, collective bargaining has been proceeding for a number of months at the Centre for Macquarie English (CME).
While negotiations have been difficult with Access MQ (AMQ) management seeking to strip away a number of basic conditions, the NTEU team has managed to secure a number of significant gains for members at the teaching centre.
These include but are not limited to: a commitment to create a minimum of ten permanent positions plus ten X 2 year contracts (currently staff are either employed on one year contract or are casually employed), improvements in leave provisions and study leave arrangements, retention of sound managing change, occupational health and safety and EEO provisions.
Recently, the NTEU put forward a series of claims in relation to casual employees. While the union was not able to obtain everything in the claim, the following are some of the matters which were successfully secured for members:
- Casual convenor allowances
- Access to workstations, emails and other university facilities for all casual staff
- Increased casual rights to fixed term contracts as they become available
- Increased notice periods in relation to upcoming work
- Payment for attendance at staff, cross marking and other meetings
- Access to incremental progression for casual staff working in excess of 12 months
- Payment for curriculum and materials development.
To date, AMQ have offered a miserly 2.5% pay increase for the life of the Agreement (to expire in June 2011). This offer is totally unacceptable to members and promises to be the subject of lively debate in coming weeks.
For more information on CME Bargaining please feel free to contact the bargaining team:
Mary Cayley mary.cayley@mq.edu.au
Heather Holliday heather.holliday@mq.edu.au
Roge Mairet roge.mairet@nceltr.mq.edu.au
Carol Floyd Carol.Floyd@nceltr.mq.edu.au
Lance Dale, Industrial Officer, lance.dale@nsw.nteu.org.au
Protected Industrial action
Should your union be forced to contemplate industrial action during this round of negotiations we must first organise a secret ballot of members through the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). To ensure that this is done effectively, we need you to advise us if you have changed any of your personal contact (home) details. To do this please contact the NTEU Macquarie Branch at nteu@mq.edu.au
Final pay increase
In the first full pay period on or after 30 June 2009, you will be receiving a 4% pay increase. This increase is the last to be delivered under your current Enterprise Agreement. Therefore until we are able to negotiate a new collective Agreement @ MQ, no other pay increases are on the immediate horizon.
Collective Bargaining Reference Groups
To support the NTEU bargaining team, your local union branch has set up bargaining reference groups to provide ongoing feedback and ideas to members who are directly involved in the negotiations. If you are interested to participate in a reference group, please contact Kaylene at the local Branch on 02 9850 7643 or nteu@mq.edu.au.
AROUND THE STATE: INDUSTRIAL UPDATE
A great initiative has already been undertaken at UWS, UNE as well as in the majority of Victorian Universities. Workload Regulation is at the forefront of staff concerns. Workload issues must be addressed in the new Enterprise Agreement and we seek your feedback and comments on your Academic Workload to nteu@mq.edu.au.
UWS Workload Forum
New ground breaking research into Academic workloads at the University of Western Sydney shows academics being severely undercut in their workload agreements.
The report, titled “Overload: The role of work volume escalation and micro management of academic work patterns in loss of morale and collegiality at UWS; the way forward” shows that the morale of academic staff at every level of the University, has been compromised by burgeoning work volume and that current work load agreements have served to shift and hide real levels of work rather than providing the transparency and flexibility intended.
The research project was undertaken by NTEU members in response to several years of restructure and the effects of the years of funding reduction to Universities by the Federal Government. Academic staff reported an erosion of scholarship, collegiality and confidence in the workplace. Literature related to academic workloads indicated that the stresses amongst academic staff was not unique to Australia but there was relatively little published on the subject.
The report shows that the intensity of teaching in a university with arguably Australia’s highest staff-student ratio is exacerbated by far-flung campuses, large cohorts with specific educational needs, and ever-changing armies of casual academics, often post-graduate students, that have replaced collegial teaching teams from which academics previously drew support, as well as the loss of administrative support.
Teaching loads have also been affected by early voluntary redundancies and the recruitment of an elite professoriate to boost the research profile. While cohorts swell, face-to-face teaching time has been reduced by a strategy of longer lectures taking precedence over shorter, larger and fewer tutorials, and the high level utilisation of time-hungry technologies to under gird blended learning. Teaching takes precedence over research except for those academics who have managed to achieve a track-record in their own time.
The research will be significant to the Union nationally as workload clauses are negotiated in Enterprise Bargaining.
UNE Workload Survey
157 respondents
l 23% work six or more hours OT per week
l 71% take work home sometimes or often
l 61% regularly work through their lunch break
Questions
l Why do people work long hours?
l What can we do about this?
158 respondents
l When do research? 68% weekends, 54% nights
l What precludes you from more research? 86% administration, 79% teaching
l Administration: 61% 8hrs+
l Hours per week? 90% 40hrs+, 40% 50hrs+
University of Sydney Bargaining
Significant progress has been made towards finalising a new Collective Agreement at The University of Sydney. This followed threatened industrial action after a successful ballot by NTEU members which was scheduled in early May 2009. The Agreement covering all academic, general and English Language teaching staff encompasses the Union’s key bargaining objectives including:
- Restoration of the 2003 employment standards which were lost as a result of the Howard Government’s Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs)
- An 18.3% compounded wage increase over the life of the Agreement New Managing Change provisions
- Agreement on the re-introduction of limits on the use of fixed term employment with conversion from fixed to continuing and all the benefits of employment conditions of four years ago
- 17% Superannuation available to fixed term one year contracts
- Significant improvements to contract research staff conditions, including improved access to conversion to continuing employment and enhancement of severance pay for contract research staff Improvements on a suite of casual staff claims
- An Indigenous employment strategy which includes clear targets
- Improvements to workload regulation.
After months of stalling by management at the University of Sydney, it is clear that this breakthrough in bargaining has only been achieved as a result of the solid commitment shown by NTEU members to take industrial action and to stand together to make real improvements.
'While over at UNSW, Fred
Hilmer Threatens to Slash and
Burn"
Members may have seen a recent Sydney Morning Herald story where
Fred
Hilmer, the VC of UNSW was threatening job losses if the NTEU
continues to
pursue its pay claim @ UNSW.
For members information...
The auditor generals report released to the NSW Parliament on
Wednesday has highlighted the very poor decision making process of
the university of NSW in relation to its Singapore campus and poor
investment decisions in 2007-08.
Instead of looking to ways of improving his performance Professor Hilmer as Vice chancellor has hit out at the hard working staff of the university and threatened their jobs. The Enterprise agreement for the UNSW has expired and it is the job of the
union and university management to negotiate a new agreement. Fortunately this will be a post Work Choices agreement, which we will pursue in order to restore staff rights, better job security, less casualisation and a reasonable pay increase for staff.
The Vice Chancellors attack on staff is clearly designed to deflect attention from poor financial decision making of the university which has cost staff and students an additional $50 million, and the NTEU will not be diverted from its task of seeking a fair and reasonable outcome for staff at the university.
Bargaining is also well underway at UWS, UNE, Southern Cross, Charles Sturt University. For any updates, information or ideas for collective bargaining at Macquarie please do not hesitate to contact Lance Dale, Industrial Officer on lance.dale@nsw.nteu.org.au
| Beacon | Macquarie Branch Newsletter |
| Around the Traps | Industrial news from work areas at the University |
| E-Bulletins | Regular updates for members |
| On the Grapevine | Workload forums have been underway at UWS and UNE to path the way for bargaining... |
| News Archive | Archive of Macquarie Branch news |
Your Rights at Work
Your rights at work are summarised in the NTEU-negotiated Union Collective Agreement. It contains all of the salary, leave and other entitlements for staff employed under the Agreement. You can download a copy here.
Budget: Funding in Higher Education
While there was a great deal of positive press in the immediate aftermath of the budget announcements in May with regard to the funding of higher education, a closer analysis reveals a grimmer picture.
A large amount of money was allocated to infrastructure projects in higher education over the next few years as part of the government’s attempt to address the global financial crisis through money directed at privately owned companies, in particular, the building industry.
The amount of money in recurrent funding for teaching and learning, however, will actually be less in the coming year if we exclude the funding for additional student places.
For the next four years, domestic students will continue to be funded at less than it costs to teach them, on average, and even with the much lauded change to indexation arrangements that will come into place in 2010/2011, recurrent funding will not keep up with increases in salary costs, the major component of university budgets.
What does this mean for the sector? There is no doubt student/staff ratios will get worse as universities have one main method of making productivity gains and that is to increase student/staff ratios. Universities will continue to increase (where possible) international student enrolments as this is one of the few mechanisms they have for trying to balance budgets.
The adoption of the student demand driven model recommended by the Bradley review will push universities to more and more market oriented activities, with business needs driving course offerings and content.
The Rudd government showed in May that it is perfectly capable of continuing to starve universities of necessary funds and to further push a market orientation in the higher education sector.
I believe most of our members at Macquarie think that universities should be fully publicly funded institutions with a mission to educate those who desire an education. We are not here to provide skill training for Australian business. Whatever else, I hope that my comments will open discussions across the campus about the role of universities and the direction universities are being driven to take by successive federal governments over the last 20 years.
Fair Work Act
The Fair Work Act (2009) will replace the Workplace Relations (1996) Act from July 2009 and the new employment standards will come into effect as of January 2010. The latest legislation has made minor improvements to the conditions offered under National Workplace Relations System (Workchoices) however some matters will remain unchanged. The FWA has disestablished the role of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) and transferred the regulatory powers to Fair Work Australia. This legislation has retained the focus on good faith bargaining, but is strengthened through particular requirements that stipulate the scope of orders and clearer definitions that govern what is termed 'reasonable'.
The National Employment Standards (NES) has increased the 5 minimum provisions under Workchoices to 10 conditions. The (NES) provisions must be included in any agreement or award outlining; maximum weekly hours, requests for flexible working arrangements, parental leave and related entitlements, annual leave, personal/carer's leave and compassionate leave, community service leave, LSL, public holidays, notice of termination and redundancy pay, fair work information statement and provisions for unfair dismissal, extension for unpaid parental leave and flexible work arrangements have been strengthened in the Fair Work Act.
The legislation is quite extensive and although to some degree we can envisage how this legislation will govern the employment relationship, exactly how this legislation will be applied and regulatory bodies operate in practice will unfold over time.
As a consequence of the Fair Work Act, NTEU will be able to include a number of matters in our new collective agreement which were previously prohibited under Workchoices. More information on this will be out shortly.
| Your NTEU Enterprise Agreement | This is a downloadable copy of the Macquarie University Enterprise Agreement, 2006-2009. |
| Membership Dues at Macquarie | NTEU membership is calculated as a percentage of salary. This is the fairest way of making sure that cost is not a barrier to joining the union. At Macquarie, union membership for staff (unless casually employed) is 1.05 per cent of salary. |
Upcoming Events
Upcoming NTEU Campus Events
Member Meeting: Performace Development and Review Dispute
Date: Thursday 18th June Where: C5C T2 Time: 1.00pm.
The NTEU will be holding a members meeting to discuss the latest outcomes following the PDR review. Where Performance Ratings will remain, it is important we get your feedback on how you believe this will work. At this meeting the NTEU is seeking member input to guide the next action the NTEU will initiate in the PDR review process.
We invite all members to reply to nteu@mq.edu.au with your individual feedback on the outcome, particularly your feeling on performance ratings remaining for general staff; if you support performance ratings and/ or how you believe the PDR process could work effectively for staff prior to this meeting.
Campaign Committee Meeting
NTEU is calling on interested activists who might be interested in working on a collective bargaining campaign team. The campaign team will develop strategies and actions to help NTEU progress our bargaining claim at MQU. The team will also be responsible for developing materials for our Bargaining Campaign. If you are interested please contact Kaylene on 98507643 or nteu@mq.edu.au Where: W3A 405
CASUAL Staff: Lunch & Learn Forum
The NTEU has recently held a series of “Lunch & Learn” Seminars for Casual and Sessional staff to discuss their current work entitlements and our Log of Claims for upcoming negotiations. This was a great success and an opportunity for staff to seek further information about the NTEU and how we are working with casual and sessional staff to improve their working environment.
If you are interested in further information or wish to organise a forum in your department or faculty please enquire to nteu@mq.edu.au.
Have you been doorknocked yet?
Over coming weeks NTEU staff will be doorknocking your workplace to talk with you about collective bargaining and other industrial issues. If you haven't yet had a visit or would like us to visit your work area, please contact Kaylene at nteu@mq.edu.au or 02 9850 7643.
How to: UPDATE MEMBER DETAILS.
As we are about to enter bargaining, it is important that the entire membership is in a strong position. It is important that your member details are up to date with both the NTEU and Macquarie University.
It is QUICK AND EASY – just log onto www.nteu.org.au. Use your Member Number and Surname in Capitals as your password. All you have to do is clarify your Address, Phone and Mobile, your position title and step are correct. If you have any questions about updating your details or bargaining please contact your branch organiser Kaylene at nteu@mq.edu.au.
Macquarie Updates
“MGSM Staff Stand Up To Be Counted”.
As mentioned in the last E-Bulletin, NTEU is campaigning to bring MGSM staff under the coverage of the new MQ Collective Agreement. Currently there remains an enormous gulf between the working conditions of University staff and those employed at MGSM (even when staff are performing the same or similar roles). This is unacceptable and unjust especially when MGSM remains a wholly owned entity of MQ and is subject to many University policies and practices.
(If you are interested in how MGSM conditions shape up in contrast to those currently in place at the University, we have recently undertaken an analysis of the entitlements available to staff. Please contact nteu@mq.edu.au for a copy of this document).
NTEU has been overwhelmed by the interest of MGSM employees who are collectively fighting, for improvements to their sub-standard and exploitative working arrangements.
Many staff have been attending union meetings and have signed a NTEU petition calling on the VC to bring MGSM staff into the University Agreement.
As many of these staff are on fixed term contracts which are up for renewal in the next few months, their stance in challenging their management is an extremely brave and courageous one. Therefore, any support (eg, letters to VC) or letters of solidarity that MQ members can generate for MGSM colleagues would be welcomed.
BUILDING and CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
Following a major dispute over the building and construction works at Macquarie University a Building works Committee has been jointly established with the NTEU representatives and University Management.
The latest report from the committee in response to OH&S concerns were conveyed to the committee yesterday by your NTEU representatives the outcomes are:
- Double glazing is being considered for windows on the "pit" side of C3A
- Excavation will finish in a few weeks and then construction noises will start
- People on the "pit" side can get special headsets to use with the phone to make conversation easier when the noise is bad - please email Marissa if you would like one and they will can be ordered.
- People who find the building too hot can ask for the heating to be turned down or can open the window.
- OFM have a plan to address issues of heat and cold in C3A beginning next summer
- The issue of lighting on the path at the back of C3A is being addresses
- Electric tower cranes are about to be erected at either end if the pit site - they are very quiet
- Boom gates are to be erected on one lane of Macquarie Drive during construction
- If the noise is fatiguing people, the problem will be dealt with on an individual basis (eg move rooms).
- The noise, dust and heat monitor reports show that each of these is annoying but not actually illegal. These factors are particularly annoying in combination (for instance in summer when we all went spare about the heat and noise!)
If you have any concerns about OH&S or the building and construction is impacting on your work, please contact your NTEU committee Representatives; Cathy Rytmeister catherine.rytmeister@mq.edu.au or Marissa Pongan Marisa.pongan@aces.mq.edu.au.
MQ NTEU Research Network
A major component of NTEU’s upcoming bargaining claim concerns contract research staff whose positions are funded by grants or “soft” money. The union recognises that these staff may have been on years of rolling contracts have very little job security and are typically subjected to arbitrary non-renewal of their university employment. The union also recognises that contract research staff may have limited career development opportunities, lack of promotional opportunities, a lack of career structure etc.
This simply is not good enough in a university which seeks to be amongst the top eight research institutions in the country and which has set such a bold research vision (Macquarie @ 50).
NTEU will subsequently develop a claim which seeks greater job security for contract research staff and which addresses the industrial issues which characterise this mode of employment.
We are currently attempting to establish a research network at MQ to identify current issues and help progress our claim. If you are a contract researcher and interested in becoming part of a NTEU research network please contact Dr Kate Gleeson on 9850 4091 or kate.gleeson@law.mq.edu.au.
NTEU Online Communications
Log onto our NTEU website for the latest publications, News and media releases, copy of current Enterprise Agreement, update your details and read the latest updates at your Branch and find out what is happening at other Australian Universities.
Log onto; www.nteu.org.au/bd/mq Your USERNAME is your Member Id and your PASSWORD is your Surname inn capitals.
New NTEU ‘Unicasual.com.au’ Website.
This website provides information that is easy to retrieve links to the latest news and publications that report on casual and sessional staff issues around the country. This is a great resource for rights and entitlements at work, and covers all the important information about marking, pay,
Casuals working at Macquarie…
We have developed an online social network specifically designed for casuals staff working at Macquarie sign up to ‘mqunicasuals.ning.com’. Here you can read latest blogs, stay up to date with what’s happening at the campus and participate in discussion forums about your work environment with your colleagues.
New ‘Our Universities Matter’ website
The Our Universities Matter campaign has a new website: www.ouruniversitiesmatter.com.au
To view our National Claims for: Charter for Uni Renewal: Universities Act:Academic Freedom and Uni Independence: Collective Bargaining: Job Security: General Staff: Parental leave/work life balance: Pay rise/salaries: Workloads: Funding: Indigenous: Regional Unis: Environment: Students:
NTEU members are working together to ensure that the process is fair and constructive and respects members’ rights. Read more info here. If you would like more information on the cost of NTEU membership, click here.
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Branch Committee 2009
NTEU Macquarie Branch Contact List
Lance Dale Kaylene Field
Industrial Officer Branch Organiser
NSW Division Macquarie University
Lvl 1, 55 Holt St C/o Division of Law, W3A 405
Surry Hills NSW 2010 nteu@mq.edu.au
Ph: 02 9212 5433 Ph: 02 9850 7643
Branch Members
Carolyn Kennett Paul McKechnie
Branch President Secretary
Dept of Mathematics Dept Ancient History
carolyn@maths.mq.edu.au paul.mckechnie@mq.edu.au
Kate Gleeson Stephanie Grolimund
Vice President – Academic Staff Vice President – General Staff
Dept of Law Dept of Financial Services
kate.gleeson@law.mq.edu.au stephanie.grolimund@mq.edu.au
Branch Committee
Wylie Bradford Craig MacMillan Sue Spinks
Dept of Economics Dept of Econmics Dept of Linguistics
wylie.bradford@mq.edu.au cmacmill@efs.mq.edu.au Sue.Spinks@ling.mq.edu.au
Cathy Rytmeister Vasantha Saparamadu Lloyd Cox
Centre of Professional IT Services Dept of Politics &
Development Vasantha.Saparamadu@mq.edu.au International Relations
catherine.rytmeister@mq.edu.au Lloyd.cox@mq.edu.au
Nicholas Smith
Dept of Philosophy
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Members Equity Bank
Members Equity Bank (ME) was created to provide Australians with low cost banking services.
As a member of NTEU you have access to a range of low-cost products offered by Members Equity Bank. These include an award winning home loan, personal loan, mastercard and a savings and transaction account.
Contact your local Mobile Managers,
Sydney West & South West - Mark Heath on 02 8296 0380 mheath@membersequity.com.au
Sydney South, St.George and Sutherland Shire - Frank
Moncada on 02 8296 0358
fmoncada@membersequity.com.au
Sydney North & North West – Craig
Marshall on 02 8296 0392
cmarshall@membersequity.com.au
Inner West & Eastern Suburbs – Rick
Green on 02 8296 0300
rgreen@membersequity.com.au
For other areas or more information about Members Equity Bank simply call 13 15 63 or
