University of Western Australia Branch
Welcome to the homepage of the University of Western Australia Branch of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). The NTEU represents and provides advocacy for academic, general, research, casual, CELT and Guild staff at the University of Western Australia.
Our office is located on campus in W2 Winthrop Tower, Winthrop Hall.
Feel free to contact Eileen Glynn the Branch Organiser 6488 3013.
Office hours are 9am to 5pm Tuesday - Friday
- Join the NTEU UWA Branch
- E-Bulletins
- Collective Bargaining Campaign 2009/10
- Heads of Agreement
- Organisational Change Campaign Committee
- Workloads Forum
- Branch Contacts
- Newletter 2008 -2009
- Union Collective Workplace Agreements
Join the NTEU UWA Branch
What do you gain for your modest annual membership fee and what do you stand to lose?
At a time of global financial uncertainty the entire Higher Education sector is facing massive change. After years of sustained attacks on your workplace rights, how can you best secure and restore your employment future? As one amongst many who stand together, or will you stand alone?
| Join Forms | We only exist to provide support to each other: those who work in higher education in all of its forms. |
| Branch audit 0607 | |
| Financial Statements for the Year ended June 2008 |
E-Bulletins
| E-Bulletin2010/1 |
Collective Bargaining Campaign 2009/10
| Academic Workload Clause | |
| 2009 Log of Claims AS | |
| 2009 Log of Claims GS | |
| Collective Agreement Academic Staff | Union Collective Agreement Academic Staff 2009 |
| Collective Agreement General Staff | Union Collective Agreement General Staff 2009 |
| Statement of Principles | |
| Campaign Materials |
Heads of Agreement
| Heads of Agreement General Staff | |
| Heads of Agreement Academic Staff |
Organisational Change Campaign Committee
Dear Comrades,
As you may be aware, the university is restructuring as many as five faculties simultaneously this year. The WA branch of the NTEU has formed a Campaign Committee to keep track of what is going on and to make sure that we protect all of our members. The Campaign Committee will be responsible for collecting information, distributing information to members and other staff about events(both university and union organised) and planning activities to protect members jobs, pay and conditions.
You will be hearing from a committee contact from your school in the next week or so.
We need your help! Anything you can do to assist will be welcome. However, what we need to know most is what is happening in your school and faculty. Please send any comments to me or to your contact. It is only when we know what is happening that we can do anything to help!
Regards
Matt Hardin
Branch Secretary, UWA Branch NTEU
| Union Presentation | The Power Point presented by Dr Jamie O'Shea and Peter Stokes at recent Union Meetings |
| Letter to VC | |
| Organisational Change and Consultation in Science | A Guide to Organisational Change in relation to proposed changes in the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences |
| A Guide to Organisational Change | |
| A Guide to Organisational Change 2 | |
| How to help with the campaign | what you can do to show your support for the FLPS Campaign |
Workloads Forum
On September 18, UWA NTEU Branch Held a Well Attended Forum on Workloads.
The forum examined the impact of high workloads on the psychological and physical health of univerity staff and outlined how the inclusion of prescriptive limits on workload into the NTEU's Collective Agreements with UWA, is an effective mechanism through which staff at UWA can limit the growth of workloads.
Below is some of the growing research of the impact of high workloads on staff referred to in the forum.
| UWS Research | |
| National University Stress Study | |
| Bargaining and Academic Workloads |
Branch Contacts
James O'Shea, PresidentTel: (08) 6488 2242
Fax: (08) 6488 1029
email: jeoshea@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Stuart Bunt, Vice President (Academic Staff)
Tel: (08) 6488 2983 Fax: (08) 6488 1079
email: smbunt@anhb.uwa.edu.au Tom Stewart, Vice President (General Staff)
Tel: (08) 6488 3961 Fax: (08) 6488 1079
email: tom@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Eileen Glynn, Branch Organiser
Tel: (08) 6488 3013 Fax: (08) 6488 1079
email: nteu@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Peter Stokes,Industrial Officer Tel: (08) 6488 3013 Fax: 6488 1079 Mobile: 0400 115 474 Email: pstokes@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
| NTEU UWA Branch Committee | Contact information for your Office Bearers, elected to represent you from October 1 2008 to September 30, 2009 |
Newletter 2008 -2009
| Newsletter Nov 2009 | |
| Newsletter June 2009 | |
| Newsletter March 2009 | |
| Newsletter Oct 2008 |
Union Collective Workplace Agreements
All University staff will be aware of the impact of HEWWRs on workplaces and collective agreements in the context of choice in agreement making, direct relationship with employees, workplace flexibility, productivity and performance, and freedom of association.
In addition the Work Choice legislation required that a completely new agreement be made, with a considerable list of prohibited matters that could no longer be included in Agreements. Amongst these were:
- A remedy for unjust, unfair dismissal
- Union right of entry
- Mandated union involvement in dispute settlement procedures
- Trade Union training
- Objectionable provisions (whatever they might be and whoever is to decide)
- Re-negotiation clauses.
Given all these interfering measures by government, the Union and the management of the University were both placed in a difficult situation. We believe that our traditional approach of a reasonable and co-operative working arrangement with the management has resulted in the least draconian bargain that might have been accomplished under these regulations. We will continue to protect as far as possible a reasonable and just workplace.
We ask all members to acquaint themselves with the new academic union collective workplace agreement and the new general staff union collective workplace agreement and to ensure that they are aware of their rights and entitlements.