QUT Branch
Welcome to the homepage of the QUTBranch of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). The NTEU represents academic and generalstaff at QUT. If you are new to the NTEU, take a moment to explore the many feautres of ourintegrated website.
This page contains links to QUT-specific news, advice, and contacts.
- Contacts
- Our Universities Matter
- Collective Bargaining
- What's On
- Humanities
- Join the NTEU
- News
- Latest Email Updates
- Get Involved
- Forums
- Your Rights @ Work
Contacts
To contact the QUT Branch of the NTEU, call 3864 5452/3138 5452 or email c.taylor@qld.nteu.org.au
| QUT Branch contact details | Full contact details for the NTEU QUT Branch |
| QUT NTEU Branch Committee | NTEU Who's Who @ QUT |
| QUT Branch Delegates 2008 |
Our Universities Matter
OUR UNIVERSITIES MATTER
NTEU will campaign during 2008 to reinvigorate Australia’s universities under the banner of 'Our Universities Matter – Investing in People and Society'.
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
- Attend the local launch - To be held on Thursday August 21 at Kelvin Grove Campus - more details to be advised soon.
- Sign the petition which calls on the Federal Government to improve university funding; improve access to universities; and legislate to protect academic freedom and institutional autonomy. Sign online here.
- 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.
- Sign the Statement on Academic Freedom and University Independence. If you are a senior academic or general staff member please consider signing the statement online here .
BE ACTIVE. TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
| Stalls - August 2008 | Information stalls about the Our Universities Matter campaign are being held at KG, GP, CA and CB campuses during late August. |
Collective Bargaining
| Media Release - NTEU lodges bargaining claims on Universities | |
| NTEU Log of Claims served on QUT | On Friday 30th May 2008, the QUT Branch of the NTEU served the Vice-Chancellor of QUT with the Log of Claims, which were endorsed at members' meetings earlier in May. A copy of the Log of Claims can be found here. |
| Draft NTEU Log of Claims - QUT | The NTEU Draft Log of Claims for the Queensland University of Technology, which will be considered by members at General Meetings 20-22 May 2008 can be found here. |
| General Meetings - May 2008 | General Meetings are being held at the Gardens Point, Carseldine and Kelvin Grove campuses over the period 20th - 22nd May to endorse the NTEU Log of Claims for the upcoming round of Collective Bargaining. If you cannot attend these meetings, you need to download the proxy form and return it to the Branch Office at E Block, Room 111, Kelvin Grove Campus. |
| Carseldine Meeting - 15th April | A session for Carseldine Campus members to discuss the upcoming 2008 Collective Bargaining Round will be held on: Tuesday 15th April 12.30pm CA Campus, Room E-125a/b For more details, see flyer. |
| Kelvin Grove Meeting - 17th April | A session for Kelvin Grove members to discuss the upcoming 2008 Collective Bargaining round will be held on: Thursday 17th April 12.30pm KG, Room B-302 See flyer for more details. |
| Gardens Point Meeting - 18th April | A session for Gardens Point members to discuss the upcoming 2008 Collective Bargaining round will be held on: Friday 18th April 12.30pm GP, Room Z-306 For more details, see flyer. |
What's On
| Our Universities Matter - August Stalls | In late August, information stalls about our Union's Our Universities Matter campaign will be held at each QUT campus. Click here for more details. |
| Poetry in the Pub - Aug 14th 2008 | Come along and bring your friends to a poetry and/or lyric reading organised by the QUT Crux group of the NTEU at the Broadway Hotel, Thursday August 14, 5.30 for 6.00pm-8.00pm. |
Humanities
Imagine a University without Humanities!
QUT is currently proposing to abolish the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences degrees and the humanities programmes that underpin these degrees. The proposals have generated extreme distress amongst staff in the School of Huanities and Social Sciences, as they face an uncertain future not only for their jobs, but for the direction of the university that seemingly does not value arts and social sciences.
Join our campaign to save Humanities at QUT.
| Keep Humanities at QUT Campaign |
Join the NTEU
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| An Invitation - How to esnure that your pay rates keep pace in the future | |
| Membership fees at QUT | NTEU membership at QUT is 1% of gross annual salary including GST. This amount is tax deductible. |
News
Members can keep informed of changes at QUT and in the sector byreading the newsletter of the QUT branch of the NTEU.
| June 2008 Newsletter | A copy of the June 2008 Newsletter of the QUT Branch of the NTEU can be found here. |
| February 2008 Newsletter |
Latest Email Updates
Contains supporting information for the latest email updates sent to NTEU Members.
| APHEDA Union Aid Abroad Appeal | For as little as $10 per month you can help to change the headlines. Last year Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA trained 28,769 people in developing countries in vocational training programs, literacy, trade union organising, HIV/AIDS prevention and health. |
| SETS and PPR | A document outlining the current management proposals for changes to the Teaching Evaluations and PPR. Do you want to be consulted by management over this proposal? |
| SETs: staff feedback and survey | A document outlining the feedback of academic staff on the changes to Student Evaluations of Teaching. Also contains a small survey regarding the use of SETs in Semester 1, 2006. |
| AWA Offer - You Can Say No! | You would have recently received an email from QUT offering you an AWA (Australian Workplace Agreement). |
| Staff nominations for Academic Consultative Committee - NTEU candidates for election | Nominations have been called for 2 elected staff positions on the Academic Consultative Committee. |
| Proposed Changes to Promotion Policies - NTEU Submission | The NTEU has written a submission on the proposed changes to the Promotion Policies at QUT. |
| Branch submission - proposed relocation of Carseldine activities | The NTEU QUT Branch submission on the proposal to relocate activities from Carseldine campus to the city campuses from the beginning of 2009 can be found here. |
| NTEU Submission - Draft Change Management Plan (Carseldine Campus) | The NTEU QUT Branch submission on the Draft Change Management Plan for the Carseldine Campus can be found here. |
| Staff Opinion Survey | Letter to Vice-Chancellor regarding the Staff Opinion Survey from some NTEU members involved in the last bargaining negotiations. |
Get Involved
Members can be involved in a range of activities through the NTEU QUT Branch
| 16 October 2003 Strike Photo Galleries | Visit our galleries of the 10 picket lines at QUT campuses and the Brisbane Rally |
| Labour Day 2004 | Labour Day 2004 was a huge success for the NTEU contingent who led the parade through Brisbane |
| Join The Crux Committee | The Crux is a forum for different events that inspire debate, involement and social interation for NTEU members and the QUT community |
| How have the new industrial and welfare laws affected you and your family and friends? | |
| Research Quality Framework - seeking your assistance | The NTEU is seeking information from members about what is happening at QUT in relation to the Research Quality Framework. |
| Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA Raffle | The Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA Raffle is on again! |
Forums
Forums for discussion by NTEU members of issues at QUTNB: To view and/or participate in these forums, you must first log in as a member - Go to the "Members Area" at the top left of this page and log in using Membership number and Surname (in Upper Case). Then return to the Forums area via the index at the top of the page.
If you would like your posting to be signed, remember to include your name in the text you post.
| Crux | The Crux is group of NTEU members who arrange interesting, informative and fun events for QUT staff. |
Your Rights @ Work
| QUT Enterprise Bargaining Agreements | Your salary and conditions at QUT are primarily set by Enterprise Bargaining Agreements. There are three EBAs at QUT: one for academic staff, one for professional staff, and one for senior staff. |
| QUT Manual of Policies and Procedures | The QUT Manual of Policies and Procedures also regulates your working life. To go to the MOPP click here |
| Do Not Sign an AWA - stay covered by your collective agreement | Why the Certified Agreement is better than the AWA offer to Queensland University of Technology staff... |