Bargaining
Nell Rundle, Vice-President of the NTEU Tasmanian Division speaks about professional staff issues that need to be addressed in collective bargaining
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UTAS staff vote for industrial action
NTEU members at UTAS have decided to take industrial action starting this month in an attempt to improve outcomes in negotiations around their collective agreement. The NTEU have been in negotiations with UTAS management about a new collective agreement since December 2012.
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Update on EBA Negotiations
EBA Negotiations occurred briefly last week in relation to matters that affect all staff, and in areas that specifically relate to professional staff, there are some positive indications that ...
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Extremely Successful Protected Action Ballot Result!
National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members at the University of Tasmania have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over their claims for a new collective Agreement.
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Protected Action Ballot - including FAQ's
NTEU members at the University of Tasmania are in the process of being balloted to take protected industrial action, due to the lack of response from University Management to our log of claims.
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Enterprise Bargaining Update (what both sides want!)
With no detectable progress on the NTEU log of claims in bargaining, the NTEU have released a flier outlining the difference in position between the two parties.
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University of Tasmania staff to vote on taking industrial action
Industrial action over a collective agreement at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) is one step closer following the decision of the Tasmanian Division Council of the National Tertiary Education Union ...
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EBA Update - UTAS Industrial Action Ballot
Industrial action over a collective agreement at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) is one step closer following the decision of the Tasmanian Division Council of the National Tertiary Education Union to undertake a protected action ballot.
Over the past 5 months we have been negotiating with UTAS representatives to implement a new staff agreement which will provide certainty for staff in these uncertain times.
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EBA Update Meetings
We have arranged meetings across the campuses to discuss the lack of a wage offer, provide a comprehensive update for members about the proposed reduction in conditions for the EBA, outline the progress to date, and to provide an opportunity for members to ask questions.
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Enterprise Bargaining Posters
The NTEU has released three Enterprise Bargaining posters/fliers. Feel free to print these out and display them around the worksite; your office door, faculty noticeboard or ...
Bulletin Or Leaflet
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It’s just a matter of time: University workload dispute hearing at the Fair Work Commission on Monday
The University of Tasmania’s failure to implement agreed workload guidelines properly is resulting in crippling teaching and administrative workloads and unreasonable research output ...
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Heads of Agreement: Thanks, but no thanks!
HelloOn behalf of the EB team, I can inform you that the past week involved a further 2.5 days of negotiations with UTAS management and the other unions when relevant.UTAS management had already written to advise us that, although they recognised the importance of the issues identified in our proposed Heads of Agreement, they were not prepared to sign the document. -
The “UTAS EB Team”
Management obviously felt the need to advertise their plans for the EBA, and have created a “UTAS EB Team” to keep everyone up to date.
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EBA UPDATE MEETINGS!!!!!
Updates on Enterprise Bargaining from National Secretary Grahame McCulloch will be held at 1pm on Tuesday 26 March 3013.Cradle Coast - CC.B159 Video Conference Room
Hobart - SB.MMLib.B106 Video Conference Room
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What UTAS Wants (Job Insecurity?)
In EBA negotiations this week, discussion has focused around termination of employment, which has highlighted differences between Academic and Professional staff, managing change and fixed term and casual employment.
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Enterprise Bargaining Update
Enterprise bargaining is set to increase in pace, with all parties agreeing that a rapid outcome is in everyone’s best interests. We have increased the meeting frequency to three days per fortnight. The position of UTAS management is becoming clearer – they see that a “principle-based” agreement would be best – which contrasts with the unions desire for an agreement that ensures that employees’ conditions can be protected by
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What UTAS senior management wants this week...
The NTEU is currently negotiating a new collective agreement for all staff with UTAS senior management, our members are working hard to protect and improve conditions of employment at UTAS.
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What UTAS Wants (Managing Change)
It is a requirement under the Fair Work Act that the Enterprise Agreement contains a change management clause, but the Fair Work Act does not prescribe a minimum set of conditions for this area, it just makes recommendations about what the clause should say. The suggested clause from the University presents even fewer rights than the model clause under the Fair Work Act.
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NTEU growth during enterprise bargaining
The NTEU in Tasmania grew by nearly 30% in 2012! Help us grow in 2013 by asking colleagues whether they are union members, by explaining why you are a member of the union, and by showing them how to join online.
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What does UTAS want (and NTEU comments in brackets...)
This week, UTAS management outlined in broad terms what they seek to achieve through the bargaining negotiations – we have summarised their list here.
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EBA negotiations commence
On 20 December, as the University was starting to wind down for the Christmas break, we met with UTAS management and one other union for the first formal bargaining discussion. The meeting was not before time, as nearly 6 months had passed since the expiry of the current staff agreements and our presentation of a log of claims to UTAS management.
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Log of Claims bulletin
Click below to find an easy to read, one page log of claims.
Newsletter
(50 KB) - PDFEnterprise Bargaining Log of Claims 2012
Published: 20 Nov, 2012
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Tags: EB6, UTAS, bargaining,
A summary document of the main claims for the 2012 Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
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What is management worth to you?
Check out what they are worth (The Australian password required)
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Enterprise Bargaining Log of Claims
The NTEU Tasmanian Branch has lodged its claim for the next Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
A single agreement for all employees
One agreement to cover the base conditions of all employees ...
Other
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