Welcome to the RMIT University Branch of the National Tertiary Education Union.
Recent Posts
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Federal Court reinstates university professor sacked in sham redundancy
The Federal Court has ordered the reinstatement of Professor Judith Bessant at RMIT University in Melbourne – a judgement that the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) welcomes as a warning ...
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Casualisation “the dirty little secret of university expansion”, union to tell public parliamentary hearings into insecure employment bill
A casual academic, who received an award for teaching excellence from the University of Sydney, has been so poor she lived on the balcony of an elderly man, looking after his toileting and other ...
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NTEU Analysis of the 2013-14 Federal Budget
The NTEU Analysis of the 2013-14 Federal Budget, prepared by National Policy and Research Coordinator Paul Kniest, is now available for download:
This analysis clearly demonstrates that:
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Destination Fiji - a vacation from workers' rights
Bula!
Fiji is famous for its sandy white beaches, blue waters, palm trees, sunshine and smiling faces. But behind the island beauty lies a much uglier reality.
Since Commodore Frank Bainimarama seized power of the South Pacific nation in 2006, the regime has systematically stripped workers of their wages and conditions.
Now, over 60 per cent of Fijian wage earners are living below the poverty line, hotel workers earn less than $3 an hour, and workers vocal in opposition to the regime have been threatened and assaulted.
We can support the people of Fiji get their island paradise
Branch Contacts
Branch Office
Bdg 93 City Campus
RMIT University
Phone: 03 9925 8062
Fax: 03 9925 8030
nteu@rmit.edu.au
http://www.nteu.org.au/rmit
Melissa Slee
Branch President
melissa.slee@rmit.edu.au
Sam Maynard
Branch Organiser
smaynard@nteu.org.au


