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NTEU at the Secure Jobs, Better Future launch

Posted 29 September 2011 by Adam Knobel (NSW Division)

UWS casual academic, Chris Elenor, spoke about his experiences as a casual worker at the launch of the ACTU’s Secure Jobs, Better Future campaign yesterday.

While national figures indicate that 40% of the Australian workforce is employed in some form of insecure work, the situation is even more stark in higher education. Recent research has revealed that 60% of the academic workforce in universities is employed on a casual basis. 

Secure Jobs, Better Future is a national campaign to improve the rights and working lives of Australians employed in insecure work. More information about the campaign can be found here.

Chris Elenor is the newly elected chair of the NTEU National Academic Casuals Committee. Some of his experiences as a casual worker were published yesterday in SMH online.

NTEU National President, Jeannie Rea, with Chris Elenor and NTEU NSW Secretary, Genevieve Kelly.

ACTU President Ged Kearney speaking at the launch

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