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Result Bans are now on
Legally protected industrial bans on the transmission to the University of student assessment results are now in place at several universities across the country. Bans are currently on at Curtin University in WA, and Uni SA and Flinders in SA.
The purpose of the ban on transmission of student results is to impact on university administration. There is no intention to cause any serious harm to students. Students who believe that they will suffer undue hardship because of the bans should apply to the exemptions committee at their university.
University of Melbourne exemption application. (Melbourne bans lifted, 16 December)
Information for Melbourne staff. (Melbourne bans lifted, 16 December)
RMIT exemption application. (RMIT bans lifted, Nov 30)
Information for RMIT staff. (RMIT bans lifted, Nov 30)
Article from The Australian about the bans. (new, 24 Nov)
Student information flyer (Melbourne University only). (pdf, 800kb) (new, 25 Nov)
Please note: The NTEU supports the free exchange of ideas and opinions. We do not censor comments, but will unapprove comments that are abusive, contain swearing, use offensive web or email addresses, or are sock puppets. Thank you.
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UPDATE (16/12/09)
Results bans at the University of Melbourne has been lifted after an agreement was reached between the NTEU and the University. More here.
UPDATE (30/11/09)
RMIT results bans have been lifted after an agreement was reached between the NTEU and the University. More here.
Comments
[ -1 ] Hi Brian, The link to the exemptions form is in the article above. You can click here. Kind Regards Webmaster
Like • Dislike •[ 0 ] As a student whose results have been affected by the strike, I visited this website to read the NTEU perspective on why my results have been withheld. I was not notified in advance of any ban. I understand the following: 1.) While the ban is supposedly designed to improve teaching conditions and the quality of education for students, the actual purpose of the ban appears to be about salary. Students have the option to make this complaint themselves. The banning of their own results is not a course of action students would be comfortable with. 2.) University staff have agreed to their contracts. If they wish to earn higher salaries, they have the option to resign. 3.) The teachers participating in the strike represent a minority of Melbourne University staff 4.) A ban on results does not pressure University management. It only serves to unfairly target students, who are not at fault for the problems the NTEU alleges. Furthermore, it is callous to the rights and needs of students. So much for one of the purported aims of the strike being to benefit students. It is ironic that striking staff argue to be treated with respect, but feel entitled themselves to infringe on student’s rights.
Like • Dislike •[ +1 ] Just give me my results. Where can i get the stupid form? I just want to graduate.
Like • Dislike •[ 0 ] Rick - You disagree with me and so I must be a young liberal. I disagree with you so you must be a socialist alternative member. My vested interest is getting my results. I didn't really care about the other strikes - that was between them and the University. But then they tried to withhold my results it inspired a strong dislike of the NTEU. Then I saw the NTEU's report where they complain about only receiving top 10 pay in the sector and it inspired a much stronger sense of resentment. http://universitybargaining.com.au/2009/12/how-relative-salaries-at-the-university-of-melbourne-have-fallen/ Oh pity the worker who gets paid $60-90 thousand a year.
Like • Dislike •[ 0 ] Frankly, (and maybe somewhat selfishly) I'm really not interested in the agenda's of either the NTEU nor the universities. Maybe the NTEU is justified in the withholding of students' results, maybe not. I'm interested in (and I'm assuming most students affected by the NTEU ban are interested in) receiving my results, or at least knowing when this will happen. If anybody knows a possible date for this, or a date when the two parties recommence negotiations, I would much appreciate the publication of it.
Like • Dislike •[ 0 ] I am getting the feeling that a lot of the complaints about the industrial action on this page are coming from people with a vested interest, ideological or otherwise, in slamming the NTEU and/or MUSU. I am a postgrad student at Melbourne, and I am affected by the ban too, but I fully support lecturers' right to strike. This page should be used for genuine discussion, not partisan union-bashing campaigns by the Young Liberals or whoever you all are
Like • Dislike •[ +1 ] I got my results too, but I really sympathise with anonymous (at #436) on account of being granted an 'exemption' that wasn't actually given. I'm really unsurprised that they didn't keep their promise to a student. I also got my results. I guess it just shows that the NTEU is too weak to really effect any kind of action. The academics who are taking part in this are just a small petulant minority who are determined to barge their way into the top income-brackets through thuggery rather than merit and hard work. Now that the deadline for results release has passed, the 'damage' has already been done and the University is under little to no obligation to negotiatie under the threat of this action. To their credit, the University did improve its salary offer to a 15% guaranateed increase. However, I'm glad that the NTEU didn't take it because I don't want to see its bad behaviour being rewarded. I'd like to see the University withdraw this improved offer and reconsider, based on the organisational situation of the University and the needs of staff (not NTEU). Now that the NTEU has run out of options and exhausted all their bargaining chips (students included) it looks like they'll be the ones capitulating.
Like • Dislike •[ 0 ] I got my results - not sure what happened but they're there. Maybe none of my subjects were affected.
Like • Dislike •[ -1 ] ermmm is this ban on or not?? simple question...
Like • Dislike •[ 0 ] What is the point of applying for an exemption when staff for the subject then ignore it and and refuse to release your results on time anyway!!!!!!? I received an exemption on the 27th of November - this was promptly emailed to all my lecturers, as instructed, and yet all of my results have not been released on time (this morning). I consider this action to ignore exemptions extremely unprofessional and I am very angry and annoyed. This has unnecessarily added to my stress while i am trying to get all the paperwork for my job for next year through by the end of next week.
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