Vic Division
Posts tagged with la trobe
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La Trobe industrial action ballot to open
In just over a week NTEU members at La Trobe will start receiving ballot papers that ask whether they are prepared to take industrial action in support of a new collective agreement. The ballot is an ...
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OHS Issue resolution procedure approved
It has been a very long time in the pipeline but the new OHS Issue Resolution procedure has been approved by the Planning and Resources Committee (PRC).
The procedure was initially opposed by ...
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La Trobe bargaining report - 24 April 2013
Bargaining is progressing slowly through a series of working parties on specific topics (research, workloads, managing change and so on) but there are a number of new issues which have been tabled in ...
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NTEU La Trobe Branch to apply for Industrial Action Ballot
NTEU La Trobe Branch has been engaged in negotiations with La Trobe University for a new enterprise agreement (EBA) since October last year. Despite more than six months elapsing since the ...
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La Trobe's flawed academic workloads framework
Most academics will be aware that a new workloads framework is now limping into operation across the university. Its convoluted nature and silly formulas (accompanied by a picture of Einstein) has ...
Not even Einstein could understand La Trobe's workload formulas
Published: 11 Apr, 2013
Tags: la trobe, LTU, EB6, academic workloads,
The formula shown on this poster is taken from an actual workload guideline at La Trobe. It gives people a certain number of workload points but these points don't correspond with hours - no one can work out how much work they are really being allocated.
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Message of solidarity to University of Sydney staff from NTEU La Trobe Branch Committee
NTEU La Trobe Branch Committee sends a message of solidarity and support to University of Sydney staff who have conducted a 24 hour strike and have just now completed a successful 48 hour strike.
We ...
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NTEU Supports NUS National Day of Action
On March 27, students across Australia will be participating in a National Day of Action called by the National Union of Students. The protest is is calling for an end to course cuts, fee increases ...
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La Trobe members endorse preparations for industrial action
NTEU La Trobe Branch members at Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bundoora, Mildura and Shepparton campuses participated in a mass meeting to discuss academic workloads and an update in collective bargaining ...
La Trobe Industrial Action Fact Sheet
Published: 20 Mar, 2013
Tags: eb6; la trobe, industrial action,
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La Trobe academic staff petition for equitable and transparent workloads
The academic workloads dispute is still awaiting further discussion and arbitration at Fair Work Commission. In the meantime members at the last Union meeting moved a motion about academic ...
La Trobe petition for hours based academic workload allocations
Published: 20 Mar, 2013
Tags: la trobe, LTU, petition, EB6,
Academic staff of La Trobe University are being allocated workloads based upon a points system which does not relate to the time it takes to undertake tasks. Academic members are petitioning for a transparent and equitable workload allocations system.
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Dispute over redundancy payments settled at the Fair Work Commission
The NTEU and the University appeared in FWC in respect to a dispute over the calculation of redundancy payments to two staff members arising from the HuSS restructure. Following conciliation ...


