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  1. A message to management at the University of New England

    Posted by Trevor Smith (University of New England)

    Professional, academic and ELC staff at the University of New England have put together a terrific video, calling on the management at UNE to engage with its staff on issues affecting the campus, such as a lack of transparency in decision processes and selection panels, a dire loss of collegiality borne out of poor business decisions (like the current trimesterisation model) and the lack of consultation with staff on matters that affect them.

    These issues can be alleviated, allowing for a far better workplace for all staff. It just requires leadership with that vision.

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  2. NTEU to spend $1million on election campaign to defend higher education

    Posted 18 June 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    In an historic move, the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) voted today to spend $1 million on an election campaign to defend higher education in the September federal election.

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  3. Pollies urged to vote in support of universities

    Posted 5 June 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is calling on all members of the House of Representatives to actively demonstrate their support for universities by voting in favour of a motion to be ...

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  4. NSW Tribunal orders release of information on UNE’s bonuses, management salaries and KPIs

    Posted 5 June 2013 by edXpress (edXpress)

    The NTEU has won a two-year freedom of information battle against the University of New England (UNE) over senior and middle management salaries, bonuses and key performance indicators (KPIs). Branch ...

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  5. University of Sydney on strike today – for the 5th time this year

    Posted 5 June 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    Staff at the University of Sydney are striking again today over stalled collective agreement negotiations (Wednesday 5 June) for 24 hours.

    It’s 5th time this year that the National Tertiary ...

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  6. National Tertiary Education Union welcomes Greens’ ‘Uni Cuts Hurt’ campaign

    Posted 30 May 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has welcomed the announcement by the Australian Greens today that it will campaign against the latest cuts to university funding and student support made ...

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  7. "Uni Cuts Dumb Cuts" video of the nationwide protests on 14 May.

    Posted 30 May 2013 by Paul Clifton (NTEU National Office)

    Here's the national cut of our 'Uni Cuts, Dumb Cuts' video, containing footage and vox pops from the 14 May protests in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra.

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    Uni Cuts, Dumb Cuts nationwide protests, 14 May 2013

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  8. Casualisation “the dirty little secret of university expansion”, union to tell public parliamentary hearings into insecure employment bill

    Posted 24 May 2013 by Grahame McCulloch (NTEU National Office)

    A casual academic, who received an award for teaching excellence from the University of Sydney, has been so desperate for housing she lived on the balcony of the home of an elderly man, and ...

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  9. NTEU Analysis of the 2013-14 Federal Budget

    Posted 23 May 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    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:

    • Over ...

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    NTEU Analysis of 2013 Federal Budget

    Published: 23 May, 2013
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  10. Federal Court reinstates university professor sacked in sham redundancy

    Posted 20 May 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    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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Phone: 07 5459 4603
usc@nteu.org.au
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dweeks@usc.edu.au



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