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  1. Simone Morrissey

    Posted 11 August 2011 by Cathy Rytmeister (Macquarie University)

    Dear members, staff and others, I hope you will forgive the personal nature of some aspects of the following tribute to Simone Morrissey, who died on Friday 5th August after suffering an ...

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  2. A week of successful action at Macquarie!

    Posted 3 March 2011 by Cathy Rytmeister (Macquarie University)

    Today, the Macquarie University Community – staff and students – gathered in the central courtyard to put endorse a list of matters of concern to be presented to the University’s ...

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  3. The need for action

    Posted 21 February 2011 by Cathy Rytmeister (Macquarie University)

    Hello all

    After our very successful action at the end of last year, with our results bans widely supported and management put on notice about the seriousness of NTEU members’ commitment to ...

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  4. Campus "Wellbeing" refuses NTEU access to O-Week stall

    Posted 21 January 2011 by Cathy Rytmeister (Macquarie University)

    Dear members, students and lurkers,

    Today, after several email exchanges between Campus Well-being/Engagement staff and me, we finally had a definitive answer: the NTEU apparently doesn't qualify ...

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  5. Lies, damn lies and the SMH letters page

    Posted 21 December 2010 by Cathy Rytmeister (Macquarie University)

    As you would know either from Bernard’s post or your own diligent reading of the SMH, the VC was moved to respond very defensively in Monday’s letters page to some allegations about his ...

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  6. Lies, Damn lies, and MQ Announcements

    Posted 8 December 2010 by Cathy Rytmeister (Macquarie University)

    Hello members and lurkers! 

    Well, on Tuesday this week your bargaining team was treated to an extraordinary approach to negotiation on the part of the management team, on top of an astounding ...

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  7. Good morning!

    Posted 3 December 2010 by Cathy Rytmeister (Macquarie University)

    Hello, members and others!

    I had an evening of inspiration last night, starting with a fantastic gig with the Solidarity Choir, singing our African songs at an exhibition opening in Newtown.  ...

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  8. Pay outcome comparisons; Results Bans; Stood down info; Get togethers

    Posted 3 December 2010 by Cathy Rytmeister (Macquarie University)

    In this post:

    • Bargaining - pay outcome comparisons
    • Results bans - some further information
    • What to do if/when you receive a notification that you are to be stood down (docked pay) for the ...

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  9. NSW Parliament condemns Steven Schwartz

    Posted 2 December 2010 by Cathy Rytmeister (Macquarie University)

    Yesterday the NSW Upper House unanimously endorsed the following motion proposed by Dr John Kaye.

    1. That this House notes that:

    (a) for the past two years the National Tertiary Education Union ...

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  10. Latest information about the protected industrial action

    Posted 2 December 2010 by Cathy Rytmeister (Macquarie University)

    Here is some further information about the protected industrial action, in particular the withholding of student results.

    Firstly, we know that there are more people willing to take part in the ...

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