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OUR UNIVERSITIES MATTER
NTEU will continue campaigning during 2009 to reinvigorate Australia’s universities under the banner of 'Our Universities Matter – Investing in People and Society'.
New!! - watch a video story of the roadshow through Queensland which launched our campaign in late 2008!
The campaign's aims include:
- A Charter for University Renewal - Statement of underlying principles.
- Collective Bargaining - This year, NTEU will be negotiating with University management for a new Collective Agreement, including payrises and improved staff conditions. Together we can make a difference!
- Universities Act -A legislative framework which clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of universities
- Statement on Academic Freedom and University Independence -To be signed by senior Academic and General staff.
- National Petition - National Petition in support of the Charter.
- Casual & Sessional Staff -NTEU is seeking better pay and conditions for casual and sessional academics.
- Research Staff - NTEU is giving priority to the needs of contract research staff.
- General Staff Classification & Promotion - Clearer procedures for general staff classification and promotion.
- University funding - Australia now spends less on tertiary education than the OECD average.
- Pay Rates -A 27% salary increase is needed over the next three years
- Workloads - We need clear and substantive regulation of workloads.
- Work/Life Balance - A focus on more flexible working arrangements and better carers' leave to look after young children and the elderly.
- Job Security - The previous Federal Government stripped job security conditions from Collective Agreements.
- Indigenous Employment - NTEU's Indigenous specific clauses help combat diminished educational and employment opportunities.
- Regional Universities - Regional communities need strong universities.
- Environmental Sustainability - Australia's universities are key leaders in developing solutions to reduce greenhouse emissions.
For more information on the campaign go to http://www.nteu.org.au/ouruniversitiesmatter
HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED
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Attend any local activities - To be held as part of our NTEU Our Universities Matter campaign! We shall be conducting stalls, talks, etc at each campus during 2009
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See photos of our campus events - They’re online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/nteu/sets/72157606544311182/ and http://www.nteu.org.au/campaigns/ouruniversitiesmatter/photos/queensland
- Bookmark the website. Save the campaign http://www.nteu.org.au/ouruniversitiesmatter in your favourites and refer back to it on a regular basis to stay up to date with campaign events.
- Distribute material. Download materials (flyers, posters, screensavers, wallpapers etc.) from the website or contact the Branch office and we can arrange for you to receive material that can be distributed amongst your colleagues.
BE ACTIVE. TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Events and News for NTEU members
Events and News for NTEU members| Close The Gap | Close the Gap Demand Indigenous Health Equality |
| Joan Hardy Scholarship | The Joan Hardy Scholarship - an annual $2000 scholarship for post-graduate nursing research |
Collective Bargaining 2009
All universities in Qld have Collective (ie enterprise) Agreements which are being renegotiated in 2009. You can find out progress of these negotiations from your own university branch website...
For details of the background to bargaining at your university, and the progress of negotiations, visit the appropriate sections of each branch website:
JCU
Bargaining
CQU
Bargaining
USC
Bargaining
USQ
Bargaining
Griffith
Bargaining
QUT
Bargaining
UQ Bargaining
NTEU-Q Campaigns
NTEU members make a tremendous contribution to both their university and their wider community. A major focus for the NTEU-Queensland Division is providing support to members who are active in social, community and political campaigns.
Click on the links for further details on how to become involved!
| Casual Staff Campaign | The NTEU has resolved to gain significant improvements for casual staff during the 2009 round of Enterprise Bargaining. |
| Research staff campaign | The NTEU recognises the importance of improving the working conditions for research staff, and organises activities to address this at each branch. |
| Protecting Regional Universities | A proposal for government funding of new scholarships and centres of excellence at regional universities such as JCU |
| Stolen Wages | The National Tertiary Education Union (Queensland) is supporting a public campaign for justice for the generations of Aboriginal workers whose wages were stolen by the Queensland government. |
| Join the Union Aid Abroad global justice program | You could win a trip around the world, including London - HURRY! |
| Emma Miller Awards | Celebrating the achievements of women in the Queensland Union Movement. The Queensland Council of Unions host the annual Emma Miller Awards Dinner. These awards recognise our women for their commitment to their union and its members. |
NTEU-Q Office
The NTEU Queensland office is located on the first floor, 27 Cordelia St South Brisbane 4101. Our phone number is (07) 3846 2355 and our fax number is (07) 3846 5977.
The office consists of four industrial officers as well as other specialist industrial staff. Here are their contact details.
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Name |
Position |
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Margaret Lee |
State Secretary |
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Leah Cencig |
Industrial Officer |
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Cathy Grant |
Industrial Officer |
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Bill Danby |
Industrial Officer |
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| Angela Scheers | Industrial Officer |
a.scheers@qld.nteu.org.au |
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Ross Gwyther |
Organiser |
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Barbara Williams |
Campaigns & Executive Officer |
| forums | Forums for member discussions |
NTEU-Q Branches
Branch Organisers:
| James Cook | Peter Whalley-Thompson | 4781 5881 |
| Central Qld | Dan Coughlan | 4930 9282 |
| Southern Qld | Ivan Phillips | 4631 2616 |
| Qld Uni of Technology | Cheri Taylor | 3138 5452 |
| Griffith |
Maggie May |
3735 7635 |
| Uni of Qld | Michael McNally | 3365 2538 |
Visit your Branch website:
- Australian Catholic University- McAuley
- Bond University
- Central Queensland University
- Griffith University
- James Cook University
- Queensland University of Technology
- University of Queensland
- University of Southern Queensland
- University of the Sunshine Coast
NTEU-Q Division Council
| Name | Position | Uni | |
| Andrew Bonnell | President | UQ | a.bonnell@uq.edu.au |
| Margaret Lee | Secretary | m.lee@qld.nteu.org.au | |
| Brad Astbury | Assistant Secretary | USQ | astbury@usq.edu.au |
| Jan Wegner |
Vice President (A) |
janice.wegner@jcu.edu.au |
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| Lynda Davies | Vice President (G) | GRI | l.davies@mailbox.gu.edu.au |
| John Graham | Councillor | GRI | John.Graham@griffith.edu.au |
| Arthur Poropat | Councillor | GRI | arthur.poropat@mailbox.gu.edu.au |
| John Fitzsimmonds | Councillor | CQU | j.fitzsimmonds@cqu.edu.au |
| Evan Jones | Councillor | QUT | e.jones@qut.edu.au |
| Elizabeth Eddy | Councillor | USC | eeddy@usc.edu.au |
| Brian King | Councillor | ACU | b.king@mcauley.acu.edu.au |
| Wayne Ah-Wong | Councillor | CQU | w.ah-wong@cqu.edu.au |
| Carolyn Cope | Councillor | QUT | c.cope@qut.edu.au |
| Lachlan Window | Councillor | UQ | l.window@mailbox.uq.edu.au |
| Margaret Buckridge | Councillor | GRI | m.buckridge@griffith.edu.au |
| Angela Schlotzer | Councillor | CQU | a.schlotzer@cqu.edu.au |
| Michael Howard | Councillor | UQ | m.howard@its.uq.edu.au |
| Lyndall Morgan | Councillor | UQ | |
| Financial_report_07_08 | Qld Division Financial Report for 2007/08 |
Workplace Health and Safety
| WHSR | Information sheet on workplace Health and Saftey Representatives |
| Electing WHSR's | Information sheet on electing Workplace Health and Safety Representatives (WHSR's) |
Services
| Queensland Legal Service | NTEU Queensland members can take advantage of an arrangement with Maurice Blackburn Cashman |
| Union Shopper | Union Shopper Details |
Archive
An archive of campaigns, documents and issues from the past few years.| Previous Campaigns | Previous Campaigns |
| Previous documents | Previous documents of interest from the past few years |
| Previous Events | |
| Audited Accounts 2006-2007 | Audited Accounts for Financial Year 2006-2007 - Queensland Division |