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Uni Staff Have Nothing Else To Give
This article was originally published on the New Matilda web site: http://newmatilda.com/2013/04/16/uni-staff-have-nothing-else-give
Improvements to funding and equity for primary and secondary school education are essential. These should not be achieved by slashing the resources available for a quality university education.
After the Government stripped $1 billion out of universities in the mid-year economic statement, the first major statement of the new Higher Education Minister Craig Emerson was to make a further $2.3 billion cuts to the sector. Around $1.3 billion of this will be borne by students – with the rest to come from an “efficiency dividend” of 2 per cent on payments to universities.
Let us be very clear: this $900 million reduction is not an “efficiency dividend”. The federal government is not our shareholder and our institutions do not have profits to distribute to them or anyone else. This change is a cut to university core funding.
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Restore funding to our universities and students: message to NTEU members
Dear NTEU members,
Thank you for your feedback to my email early this week. I have read your messages of support and the many good ideas and proposals for the focus and content of the campaign. In ...
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Opposition ‘hypocritical’ for not opposing university cuts
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has slammed reports that Opposition education spokesman Christopher Pyne has ruled out opposing the Federal government’s $2.3bn in cuts to higher ...
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Support students organising against the Federal Government's higher education cuts
Do support the students by participating in their activities and also assuring students participating that they will not be penalised for non-attendance in class.
Events are being organised across ...
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“Dumb cuts – dumber country.” Union appeals to University Vice Chancellors over $2.3b cuts to higher education
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is appealing to Australian universities not to cut staff as a result of the $900 million ‘efficiency dividend’ cuts announced on the weekend ...
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School reforms should not come at cost of universities
“The NTEU applauds increased government investment in education and welcomes the school education reforms. However, this should not come at the cost of public investment in universities and ...
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Important May Day NTEU Members Meeting 1st May 2013 @ 1pm. Come along and have your say!
An important NTEU members meeting to vote on our Branch log of claims will be held on:
WEDNESDAY 1st May @ 1pm-2.30pm
CALLAGHAN CAMPUS- HB15 (Hunter Building, Callaghan Campus)
OURIMBAH CAMPUS ...
NTEU Member Meeting Notice 1st May 2013 @ 1pm
Published: 12 Apr, 2013
Tags: EB6, new, meeting,
Download our meeting notice here
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Your Bargaining Representation Rights for 2013 - Message from the NTEU
‘Appointment of Bargaining Representative’
By now staff at the University of Newcastle will have received a “Notice of Appointment of Bargaining Representative 2013” ...
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6th edition of edXpress now out
edXpress is the free subscription-based monthly e-bulletin from the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) with news and views on what’s happening on our campuses around the country.
This is ...
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Community May Day Events for NTEU members: 3rd & 4th May
There are a number of opportunities for NTEU Newcastle Branch members to get together with their UoN colleagues and celebrate collectivism and union solidarity.
Newcastle Trades Hall May Day Dinner ...
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