Welcome to the Griffith Branch of the NTEU
The Griffith Branch of the NTEU is building a community of dedicated staff members that are committed to ensuring that their work place is democratic, inclusive, respectful and safe. To help us achieve these aims we ask you to join the NTEU. Once you join you will receive emails about current issues that directly affect your working conditions, and a welcome pack that contains The Union Shopper. This booklet gives you access to a lot of discounted items and can only be accessed by your union membership. However, it would even be better if you could be a member that is generally active in your workplace by distributing posters or feeding through workplace issues to the union by attending meetings. Remember, the bigger the numbers the louder the voice!
Naomi Anastasi and Margaret Buckridge.
Recent Posts
NTEU Media Release: Falling international student numbers threatens viability of universities
Posted 1 September 2010 by Michael Evans from NTEU National Office1 September 2010
The number of International Student Visa applications for higher education fell by 15,499 or 11.5% in 2009-10 compared to 2008-09, according to the most up to date information published by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. This drop in international student visas applications clearly indicates Australia is becoming a less attractive study destination for ...
Coalition Higher Education Policy confirms cuts to equity funding
Posted 20 August 2010 by Michael Evans from NTEU National OfficeThe Coalition last night confirmed cuts to equity funding in its Higher Education Policy Statement – Plan For Real Action to Higher Education.
“The Coalition’s Plan for Real Action to Higher Education confirms, that if elected, Mr Abbott will cut the program to increase participation by students from low SES backgrounds by $227m or 70% over three years,” Paul ...
Life under the Coalition: Universities will get less, students will pay more
Posted 19 August 2010 by Michael Evans from NTEU National Office19 August 2010
The election of a Coalition government on 21 August will see a return to the bad old days of the Howard era for the higher education sector, the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) said today.
“If Tony Abbott is elected Prime Minister on Saturday, it’s clear the Coalition will resurrect its previous short-sighted policies where universities get less public ...
ALP commits to protecting academic freedom
Posted 19 August 2010 by Michael Evans from NTEU National OfficeThe National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) today congratulated the ALP for keeping its promise to Australia’s university staff by committing to introduce legislative protection for academic freedom.
The commitment is contained in the Labor Party’s Statement on higher education, science and innovation, released today. The Statement outlines the ALP’s commitment to ...
Branch Contacts
Branch Office
Room N06 -1.09 Patience Thoms Bdg Nathan Campus
Griffith University
Phone: 07 3735 7635
Fax: 07 3735 7964
gu@nteu.org.au
Margaret Buckridge
Branch President
m.buckridge@griffith.edu.au
Naomi Anastasi
Branch Organiser
nanastasi@nteu.org.au
