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NTEU Analysis of the 2013-14 Federal Budget
The NTEU Analysis of the 2013-14 Federal Budget, prepared by National Policy and Research Coordinator Paul Kniest, is now available for download:
This analysis clearly demonstrates that:
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Destination Fiji - a vacation from workers' rights
Bula!
Fiji is famous for its sandy white beaches, blue waters, palm trees, sunshine and smiling faces. But behind the island beauty lies a much uglier reality.
Since Commodore Frank Bainimarama seized power of the South Pacific nation in 2006, the regime has systematically stripped workers of their wages and conditions.
Now, over 60 per cent of Fijian wage earners are living below the poverty line, hotel workers earn less than $3 an hour, and workers vocal in opposition to the regime have been threatened and assaulted.
We can support the people of Fiji get their island paradise
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Federal Court reinstates university professor sacked in sham redundancy
The Federal Court has ordered the reinstatement of Professor Judith Bessant at RMIT University in Melbourne – a judgement that the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) welcomes as a warning ...
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Abbott’s smoke and mirrors budget plan hits education hard
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) today warned that Federal Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, is hiding the range and breadth of funding cuts planned by the Coalition should it win ...
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General Meeting EBA Log of Claims
Dear member,The Macquarie Branch of the NTEU is holding a General Meeting to discuss our log of claims for the next round of Enterprise Bargaining. Over the last few months we have ...General Meeting EBA Log of Claims
Published: 16 May, 2013
Tags: EB6, General Meeting, Log of Claims, MQ,
Dear member, The Macquarie Branch of the NTEU is holding a General Meeting to discuss our log of claims for the next round of Enterprise Bargaining. Over the last few months we have been holding members meetings to gain an idea on what members would l
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NTEU protests call for the restoration of $2.3bn cut from higher education
Over 700 protestors called for the restoration of the latest $2.3bn cuts to university and student funding at a rally this afternoon in Sydney’s Victoria Park. Staff from the University of ...
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NTEU welcomes Greens and Andrew Wilkie’s opposition to uni cuts legislation
The Greens and independent MP Andrew Wilkie this morning announced their support for the National Tertiary Education Union’s ‘uni cuts- dumb cuts’ campaign and declared their ...
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Protest tomorrow to call for the restoration of university cuts
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is urging everyone who cares about higher education to join national protests tomorrow (Tuesday 14 May), to coincide with the Federal Government bringing ...
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National protests tomorrow for the restoration of university cuts
The NTEU is urging everyone who cares about higher education to join national protests tomorrow (Tuesday 14 May), to coincide with the Federal Government bringing down its budget.
“Right ...
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Government cuts will turn students away
Politicians and their advisers are out of step if they still think that there are no votes in higher education, National Tertiary Education Union President, Jeannie Rea said today in response to the ...
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Branch Office
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Phone: 02 6125 2043
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Andrew Hughes
Branch President
andrew.hughes@anu.edu.au
David Vincent-Pietsch
Division Industrial Officer
dvincentpietsch@nteu.org.au
Tim McCann
Division Organiser
tmccann@nteu.org.au
Jane Maze
Communications Officer/Organiser
jmaze@nteu.org.au


