Advocate November 2008
Vol 15 No 3
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In this issue:
SPECIAL FEATURES
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
The recalcitrant Chancellor and the
union busting lawyers
UNE has battles in collective
bargaining and university governance.
ANU good progress in
bargaining
ANU Branch is close to resolving
outstanding matters in bargaining.
VU matters – but apparently not to the
VC
VU buildings are more important than the people
who work & study in them.
Redundancies at La Trobe in effort to
fill $10m hole
Voluntary redundancies have started as
part of massive savings target.
Deakin seeks unfettered
power
Deakin is seeking to further erode staff rights
and entitlements.
ACADEMIC FREEDOM
Taking up the fight for academic
freedom
Legislative protection for academic freedom
is one of NTEU’s key objectives.
Charter required to protect academic
freedom
George Williams argues the need for
legislative protection.
Letters of support for NTEU in Senate
Inquiry
US and NZ academic associations’ letters to
the Senate Inquiry.
The Thought Police want to make
education ‘fair’
David Peetz on how the phrase
‘Academic Freedom’ is used by some parties to mean its
opposite.
ACTIVISM
‘Stronger Together’ isn’t just a
cliché
The Union needs to focus on how we can achieve
better outcomes in 2009.
FINANCE
Global Financial
Meltdown
How did it happen and where will it
lead?
From a Minsky Moment to a Minsky
Meltdown?
Steve Keens believes the only realistic
explanation as to how this financial crisis came about is Minsky’s
‘Financial Instability Hypothesis’.
Lessons from financial market
deregulation
Paul Kniest says the cause of the crisis
lies in market deregulation of the 80s.
Government to blame for market
turndown
Sinclair Davidson states the current crisis
is a consequence of do-gooders, bureaucratic intervention, and
anti-capitalistic prejudice.
Your super and the stock
market
UniSuper CEO Terry McCredden on what the
global financial crisis means for your superannuation and your
ambitions for retirement.
INTERNATIONAL
Barracking for
Obama
Martin Davies in Louisiana reflects on Barack
Obama’s victory in the 2008 US presidential election.
REGULAR FEATURES
FROM THE OFFICERS
Turning on the bias
Carolyn Allport, National President
Bargaining to hit high gear in
2009
Grahame McCulloch, General Secretary
Purchaser–Provider
Politics
Ted Murphy, National Assistant Secretary
CORRESPONDENCE
Union must stand up for academic freedom;,Great cover pick
UPDATE
Govt finalises award modernisation
Charter of Casual Rights
NTEU resists outsourcing at UC
Govt parental leave on hold?
‘Our Universities Matter’ in full swing
Newcastle members get 10 minutes with No.2;
Addressing declining student services
COLUMNS
The eRevolution
betrayed
News from the Net, by Pat Wright
Tam U discovers nothing is
sacred
Lowering the Boom, by Ian Lowe
Changing times in New
Zealand
Letter from Aotearoa/New Zealand, by Maureen Montgomery
Whose university matters, and why
should they care?
Regional Focus, by Jenny Austin
INDIGENOUS NEWS
New ITEPC elected
Truancy proposal unfair
YOUR UNION
NTEU National Council meets for 2008
Super Cadet James Stewart
Vale Glenda Johnston
Emma Miller Award for Elizabeth Eddy