Advocate July 2008
vol 15 no 2
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In this issue:
SPECIAL FEATURES
OUR UNIVERSITIES MATTER CAMPAIGN
NTEU campaign for a better higher education system
The Union will campaign during 2008 to reinvigorate Australia’s universities.
Charter for University Renewal
A discrete Universities Act
Statement on Academic Freedom & University Independence
National Petition
Collective Bargaining
Together we can make a difference.
Bargaining underway at UB and ANU
Bargaining boot camp
Fighting for the rights of casual and sessional staff
NTEU is seeking better pay and conditions for casuals and sessionals.
Research staff deserve a better future
NTEU is giving priority to the needs of contract research staff.
Clearer procedures for general staff classification & promotion
All general staff deserve the right classification for the job they do.
Demand a return to job security
Job security conditions have been stripped from Collective Agreements.
University workloads need regulation
NTEU is claiming clear and substantive regulation of workloads.
Finding a balance between work and home
NTEU is seeking a better work-life balance for all university staff.
Indigenous employment strategies work
NTEU is aiming to redress the effects of WorkChoices and HEWRRs, which watered down or totally removed Indigenous employment clauses.
Keeping university pay rates competitive
University salaries need to keep pace with comparable industries.
What happened to the clever country?
Australia now spends less on tertiary education than the OECD average.
Regional communities need strong universities
Regional universities make a unique contribution to their local communities.
Towards environmental sustainability
Universities should play key leadership roles in finding solutions for climate change and modelling best practice in environmental sustainability.
REVIEWS AND REPORTS
The Rudd Govt: symbolism, substances & the Third Way
David McCarthy reviews the first six months of the Rudd Government.
From technical college to world class university
Michael Evans reviews Peter Love’s history of Swinburne, Practical Measures.
Science meets Parliament
Jeremy Brownlie reports on this year’s FASTS event at Parliament House.
Inquiry into paid maternity, paternity and parental leave
Terri MacDonald outlines NTEU’s submission to the Productivity Commission
REGULAR FEATURES
FROM THE OFFICERS
Our Universities Matter
Carolyn Allport, National President
Academic career should not be a casual affair
Grahame McCulloch, General Secretary
Counting the people behind the FTE
Ted Murphy, National Assistant Secretary
UPDATE
- Opposition reimposes HEWRRs on universities
- NTEU and Curtin settle email access court case
- JCU subsidiary penalised for workplace death
- UNE vote for transparent Chancellor choice
- HECS fees for TAFE?
- Charting the future direction of Australian higher education policy: the Bradley Review
- New Division Secretaries for NSW and SA
COLUMNS
Twenty twenty vision for 2010
Lowering the Boom, by Ian Lowe
Ruddite Digital Education Revolution
News from the Net, by Patrick Wright
Solidarity a key to stress release
Regional Focus, by Jenny Austin
INDIGENOUS NEWS
- Newsletter for NTEU Indigenous members
- New appointment: Industrial & Indigenous Support Officer
YOUR UNION
- Introducing new NTEU staff
- NSW farewells Trish Mullins
- Recent human rights actions by NTEU
- An Edna for Jo
- Waterfront sculpture awarded
- Contacting your Union