University staff take action to secure quality education outcomes
MEDIA RELEASE
University staff take action to secure quality education outcomes
National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members at five Victorian universities - University of Melbourne, Monash University, Deakin University, RMIT University, Swinburne University and the University of Tasmania - will take industrial action tomorrow, Thursday 21 May.
NTEU members at the five universities and Hawthorn Learning will take part in a rally and 24 hr stoppage tomorrow in support their enterprise bargaining claim for manageable workloads, increased job security, a fair wages deal and other improvements to conditions that are expected to deliver quality education outcomes.
In separate ballots conducted recently across eight institutions - Hawthorn Learning and Melbourne, Monash, Deakin, RMIT, Swinburne, Victoria and La Trobe universities, more than 80 per cent supported an industrial campaign to secure new collective bargaining agreements. Tomorrow’s industrial action is the first stoppage in support of the bargaining claim after nearly 12 months of negotiations.
NTEU RALLY
SPEAKERS: NTEU Victorian Division Secretary, Matthew McGowan; NTEU General Secretary, Graham McCulloch; University of Melbourne Professor of Political Science, Verity Burgmann; and Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations Vice-President, Tammi Jonas
TIME/DATE: 1.00PM – 2.00PM, THURSDAY 21 MAY
LOCATION: NEAR STATE LIBRARY, CNR OF LA TROBE AND SWANSTON STREETS, MELBOURNE
MEDIA CONFERENCE:
WHO: NTEU Victorian Division Secretary, Matthew McGowan; University of Melbourne Professor of Political Science, Verity Burgmann; and Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations Vice-President, Tammi Jonas
TIME/DATE: APPROX 2.00PM – 2.15PM, THURSDAY 21 MAY (IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING RALLY)
LOCATION: CNR OF BOWEN LANE AND LA TROBE STREET, MELBOURNE, NEAR RMIT UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Key bargaining issues advocated by the NTEU are:
- Manageable workloads
- Increased teaching and support resources
- Improved security and conditions for the most vulnerable employees, including casual and research staff
- Payment for student marking responsibilities for casual staff
- An annual wage rise of just over six per cent, during the next three years
MEDIA INQUIRIES:
Mandy Frostick, tel 0419 546 245
Tasmania: Kelvin Michael, University of Tasmania branch president, 03 6226 2977
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