Staff stood down at UNSW and Macquarie University need your support!
NTEU members at UNSW and Macquarie University are engaged in a major struggle on behalf of the union to achieve an enterprise agreement and improve job security in the university sector. This struggle is a crucial one. The outcomes here will potentially affect everyone across the university sector.
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Branch Contacts
Branch Office
Room E111 E Block Kelvin Grove Campus
Queensland University of Technology
Phone: 07 3138 5452
Fax: 07 3371 7817
qut@nteu.org.au
http://www.nteu.org.au/qut
Phil Heywood
Branch President
p.heywood@qut.edu.au
Holly Kemp
Branch Organiser
hkemp@nteu.org.au
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[ -13 ] ... I'm fairly certain my point is transparent.
Like • Dislike •But in case you arts students (who are planning to save the world by learning development economics - which is the biggest joke since the NTEU) miss it, the NTEU are a bunch of miss-fit, censoring, neo-communist, idiotic assholes who will soon be out of a job.
[ +9 ] Ooohh, good point! I can see how the ability to make oneself understood wouldn't need to be "utilised" by economics, law, science, accounting, business, marketing, linguistics and psychology students.
Like • Dislike •[ +10 ] Yes, because grammar quality and coherence of online blog posts accurately reflect one's capability to grasp difficult concepts utilised during exams.
Like • Dislike •Well, maybe for an arts student anyway.
[ +4 ] Judging by the punctuation, spelling, grammar, ability to write clearly and concisely, and your knowledge of the subject at hand, neither of you are going to do very well in your exams.
Like • Dislike •[ -6 ] Staff stood down! Jackpot, serves you all right for not releasing our results you clowns! As James said, your complaining about consequences which could have been avoided, I mean it's as if someone says to me, if you jump off the bridge you'll get hurt, and then I jump off the bridge, and then I complain to the person that I got hurt! Then again, I guess those ARTS degrees you have can't teach you everything.
Like • Dislike •On the flip side, I do feel a bit of sympathy for you guys, I mean your academics, so it's not your fault that you were too dumb to follow the simple concept that you would get fired if you didn't release the results. So, having said that, I have a proposition to help you guys out. Here it is:
I have a job opening for a number of you guys, your ARTS degrees' may not be a perfect match, but we'll train you up to do the job. First, I've grown rather tired of wiping my bum after I use the toilet, so I'd like to employ one of you to wipe it for me. Second, I don't like cleaning the toilet after, especially after a mean curry the night before! So there's a job there. Also, I don't really like making curries either, I just like eating them! So one of you can make my curries for me, and I do like a good sandwich too! Oh and last but not least, I hate doing the laundry! So you guys could do that for me too! I'll dicuss pay rates upon application, but I must stress that there will be no fixed term contracts, only temporary ones. And you will be stood down if you don't do what your being paid too. I'm sure after what happened to you guys the first time, this shouldn't be a problem this time around. I look forward to hearing from you all. Oh, and releasing the students' results will probably be a good way to set yourself out from other potential academics/candidates.