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  1. Secret phoenix company used to smash workplace rights! NTEU launches fight for justice in Swinburne College.

    Posted 20 March 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    A chilling sign of things to come has been issued by the new lead negotiator for Senior Management, Andrew C Smith. In the last fortnight Mr Smith announced Swinburne College Pty Ltd would be used as ...

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  2. Staff Appraisal Left in Tatters by Cuts to Development

    Posted 20 March 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    The recent announcements by Senior Manager of the cuts to professional development funding have already started to bite. We are receiving reports of development courses (which had been agreed as ...

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  3. Swinburne NTEU wins National Award for Sessionals campaign, prepares for massive battle over fairness

    Posted 20 March 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    In a major coup for our Sessionals Campaign, we have won the prestigious Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Award for the Best Workplace Campaign in 2012. Members will recall the extraordinary ...

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  4. PABO lodged whilst Senior Management guff leads to call for detail – we need your help! New video report and more.

    Posted 20 March 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    On Tuesday 19th March 2013, NTEU lodged its application for a Protected Action Ballot Order of employees of Swinburne and its wholly owned subsidiaries, SSAA and NICA. This follows the unanimous vote ...

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  5. Where’s Our Wage Increase?

    Posted 28 February 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the last union won wage increase for staff employed by Swinburne University. Remarkably, it has been 20 months since SSAA staff have had an increase. Woefully, ...

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    Anniversary Wage Increase - 26 Feb 13

    Published: 28 Feb, 2013

    Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the last union won wage increase for staff employed by Swinburne University. Remarkably, it has been 20 months since SSAA staff have had an increase. Woefully, NICA staff have never had a Collective Agreement wage i

  6. Classification Campaign Update

    Posted 28 February 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    Secondary classification committees continue to be scheduled following the recent resolution of NTEU concerns management would not release NTEU nominees to participate in classification committees. ...

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  7. Academic Workloads Update

    Posted 28 February 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    Recently NTEU referred the failure to reach agreement on a lawful Academic Workload Model in the Faculty of Business and Enterprise to the Fair Work Commission for resolution. Faculty ...

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  8. Calling a Spade a Spade – Staff Freeze Lies

    Posted 28 February 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    We continue to receive enquiries about the so called staff freeze announced last year. Despite commitments made by very Senior Management, many staff continue to be under immense workload pressure ...

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  9. EB Action Endorsement Meeting - 12:30pm, 21st February, All Campuses

    Posted 13 February 2013 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    In October 2012 your union served the member log of claims on the Senior Management of our University and asked for robust and expedited negotiations to resolve a new Agreement for all staff.

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  10. Linda Cargill, New Industrial Organiser Joins Swinburne NTEU Team

    Posted 27 November 2012 by Josh Cullinan (Swinburne University of Technology)

    Linda Cargill is the new Swinburne industrial organiser. She has been an active and committed trade unionist for 25 years, first as workplace delegate and since 1999 as union organiser. Until 2006 ...

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