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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
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Attend the local launch - To be held as part of our NTEU Roadshow! Make sure yopu join us at the launch at your own campus. See the attached schedule of campus events
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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
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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.
| Roadshow Schedule | Schedule of campus "Our Unis Matter" launch events |
Events and News for NTEU members
Events and News for NTEU members| Audited Accounts 2006-2007 | Audited Accounts for Financial Year 2006-2007 - Queensland Division |
| 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 |
| Women for Wik | See the Women for Wik web page - an invaluable resource for opinions, fact sheets, information relevant to the current Federal Governemnt intervention in indigenous communities in the NT |
| ACTU Indigenous response | Read a detailed response (18 July 07) by the ACTU to the recent Federal Government intervention into NT indigenous communities. This response was prepared by the ACTU Indigenous Committee. |
| ASEN Fundraiser flyer | The Australian Students Environment Network is running a fundraiser event on Oct 25 in West End. Please distribute to any of your students who may be interested. |
Collective Bargaining 2008
All universities in Qld have Collective (ie enterprise) Agreements which will come up for renegotiation in 2008. You can find out progress of these negotiations from your own university branch website. General information about the progress of this campaign is available here.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 2008 round of Enterprise Bargaining. |
| Humanities at QUT | The Vice Chancellor of QUT announced on 20 April, proposals including the closue of the Bachellor or Arts and Social Science degrees at QUT. The NTEU is absolutely opposed to the removal of Humanities and Social Sciences from QUT programmes, and is conducting a major campaign , together with staff from the affected school, to ensure that this proposal is rejected by QUT management. Find information, and what you can do to assist, at the QUT NTEU Branch website, as shown here. |
| Medical Staff | Campaign around the improvement of the situation for Medical staff in Qld., and the involvement of the NTEU in this issue. Download a reolution from Qld NTEU Council in Feb 2006 |
| 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 |
| Queensland Tertiary Education Alliance | The QTEA is a coalition of student, trade union and community groups that has come together to promote the benefits of accessible, quality, public education. |
| 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. |
| Justice for refugees | NTEU members are active in campaigns for a just and humanitarian refugee policy. Refugees should be welcomed to Australia, not locked in detention. |
| 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 | Jen Tsen Kwok | 4930 9282 |
| Southern Qld | Ivan Phillips | 4631 2616 |
| Qld Uni of Technology | Cheri Taylor | 3864 5452 |
| Griffith |
Maggie May & Michael Carden |
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 | |
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 2004-2005 |
| Previous Events |