University of Western Sydney
Welcome to the NTEU-UWS Branch Website
NTEU is a specialist national union solely representing staff in
tertiary education. In all Australian universities, NTEU
represents academic and research staff, general staff, ELICOS
teachers, and staff of Student Unions and university companies.
The NTEU-UWS Branch provides an advocacy role for all staff
at the University of Western Sydney and staff in UWS entities such
as uwsconnect and UWS Conference and Residential Colleges. The NTEU
has staffed offices at
Hawkesbury and Parramatta North Campuses.
NTEU-UWS supports staff in workplace and industrial matters and
ensures that the Academic
and General Staff Enterprise
Agreements are implemented. Your elected NTEU-UWS Officials carry
out ongoing negotiations to ensure pay and working
conditions for all staff are maintained and improved. The NTEU with
the broader Australian Union and Community movement is also
campaigning for fairer federal industrial relations
policies for example the recent
abolition of HEWRRs and the Review of
Higher Education announced by Julia Gillard for this year.
Your elected Officials consult with members at regular General
Meetings to ensure your democratic voice is heard in protecting and
extending the quality of our working and leisure lives.
Join the NTEU today or contact the Branch
Office or your nearest elected Official or Delegate for more
information.
Contact Us
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Join the NTEU
There are a few ways you can join the NTEU - online or by downloading a membership form and sending or faxing it to Helen Hinley on 02 4570 1761.
Further information about the benefits of joining the NTEU can be found here.
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Cat's Blog
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UWS Workloads Project
UWS Academic Workload Policy Research Project
Name of Principal Investigators: Dr. Elizabeth Watson, Robyn Moroney, Anne Maureen-Scarff, Genevieve Kelly
Academic workloads have been the subject of much discussion but little depth research. The diversity of models for workload allocation combined with the complexity of interpretation and application have made it difficult to identify equitable practices. Academic work is often invisible because it is performed in isolation, so that there is little evidence of how real time is divided between the demands of teaching, research, administration and community service. A lucid description of what it means to be a scholar, and the ways in which this is helped or hindered by workload policies, is much needed in the area of higher education research. The research project we are inviting you to become involved with, aims to fill this gap. A year long research project to look into workloads is being conducted at the University of Western Sydney in 2008, by a group of researchers from three UWS Colleges. Some in-kind administrative support is being supplied by the UWS branch of the NTEU.
Complete the Survey and return by mail to Kylie Morgan at SJSC, Bankstown Campus, Room 1.G.54 by AUGUST 15.
This study has been approved by the University of Western Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee HREC 08/081. If you have any complaints or reservations about the ethical conduct of this research, you may contact the Ethics Committee through the Research Ethics Officers (tel: 02 4570 1136). Any issues you raise will be treated in confidence and investigated fully, and you will be informed of the outcome.
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Survey
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Complete the Survey and return by mail to Kylie Morgan at SJSC, Bankstown Campus, Room 1.G.54. |
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Newsletters and e-bulletins
NTEU UWS sends regular e-bulletins and newsletters to all members.
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Collective Bargaining 2008
What is Collective Bargaining?
Collective Bargaining is the process by which salaries and employment conditions are determined for university staff. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) represents staff in negotiations with management that result in an Enterprise Agreement. An Enterprise Agreement is a legal document that sets out pay rates, hours of work, leave and other conditions for staff. The current Enterprise Agreement for academic staff at UWS expires in December 2008 and negotiations for a replacement Enterprise Agreement are therefore underway.
How do I join the NTEU?
If you are not already an NTEU member and would like to join your colleagues in the NTEU you can do so online: www.nteu.org.au/join
How do I get more involved?
If you would like to join our collective agreement reference group, contact Cat Coghlan in the Branch Office on 9685 9928 to indicate your interest. The reference group will provide regular feedback to our NTEU bargaining team by email as negotiations progress and feedback on issues and strategies is required.
Bargaining 2008 Updates
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May 2008
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Log of Claims
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On Friday 30 May 2008, the NTEU
served its Log of Claims on University
management for the next collective
agreement. Read on for a full list of
what the log includes... |
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Casuals
UWS has it's own social networking site for Sessional (casual) staff. Check it out here!
