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  1. OHS Issue resolution procedure approved

    Posted by Serena O'Meley (La Trobe University)

    It has been a very long time in the pipeline but the new OHS Issue Resolution procedure has been approved by the Planning and Resources Committee (PRC). 

    The procedure was initially opposed by ...

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  2. La Trobe bargaining report - 24 April 2013

    Posted by Serena O'Meley (La Trobe University)

    Bargaining is progressing slowly through a series of working parties on specific topics (research, workloads, managing change and so on) but there are a number of new issues which have been tabled in ...

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  3. Impact of Federal Government budget cuts at La Trobe

    Posted by Virginia Mansel Lees (La Trobe University)

    In a staff briefing last week Vice Chancellor, Professor John Dewar, outlined the potential impact of Federal government budget cuts at La Trobe University and how this may affect bargaining with the ...

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  4. Better support for better research

    Posted by Serena O'Meley (La Trobe University)

    Today was the first meeting of the Research Working Group set up to discuss research issues and develop recommendations around research-related clauses in the new Collective Agreement which is under ...

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    Better support for better research - NTEU La Trobe Branch Discussion Paper

    Published: 18 Mar, 2013
    Tags: research continuing, research issues, LTU, la trobe,

    NTEU La Trobe Branch has produced the attached discussion paper as a starting point for discussions about improving research staff conditions, including the operation of the Research Continuing clause.

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  5. La Trobe must act to appoint staff and students to Council

    Posted by Serena O'Meley (La Trobe University)

    La Trobe University will not guarantee places on Council for the appointment of staff or student members, however, this and other governance issues will be referred to the Human Resources Planning ...

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    La Trobe's response to NTEU submission on governance issues

    Published: 18 Dec, 2012
    Tags: LTU, la trobe, Council, governance,

    Council has rejected NTEU's proposal to guarantee staff and student representation on Council, refuses to include observers in meetings and will not provide minutes to the University Community.

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  6. La Trobe University governance issues

    Posted by Virginia Mansel Lees (La Trobe University)

    NTEU is lobbying La Trobe University to retain at least three members of the staff and student bodies on University Council as appointed positions.  These representations are being made in light ...

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    NTEU La Trobe submission on the composition of University Council

    Published: 07 Dec, 2012
    Tags: la trobe, LTU, Council, governance,

    Request to La Trobe University Council to allow for the appointment of two staff and one student members to University Council. This is in response to the Baillieu government's pending legislation to remove staff and student reps.

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  7. La Trobe industrial action ballot to open

    Posted 24 April 2013 by Chris Latham (La Trobe University)

    In just over a week NTEU members at La Trobe will start receiving ballot papers that ask whether they are prepared to take industrial action in support of a new collective agreement. The ballot is an ...

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  8. NTEU La Trobe Branch to apply for Industrial Action Ballot

    Posted 10 April 2013 by Virginia Mansel Lees (La Trobe University)

    NTEU La Trobe Branch has been engaged in negotiations with La Trobe University for a new enterprise agreement (EBA) since October last year. Despite more than six months elapsing since the ...

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  9. Message of solidarity to University of Sydney staff from NTEU La Trobe Branch Committee

    Posted 28 March 2013 by Virginia Mansel Lees (La Trobe University)

    NTEU La Trobe Branch Committee sends a message of solidarity and support to University of Sydney staff who have conducted a 24 hour strike and have just now completed a successful 48 hour strike.

    We ...

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  10. La Trobe academic staff petition for equitable and transparent workloads

    Posted 20 March 2013 by Serena O'Meley (La Trobe University)

    The academic workloads dispute is still awaiting further discussion and arbitration at Fair Work Commission.  In the meantime members at the last Union meeting moved a motion about academic ...

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    La Trobe petition for hours based academic workload allocations

    Published: 20 Mar, 2013
    Tags: la trobe, LTU, petition, EB6,

    Academic staff of La Trobe University are being allocated workloads based upon a points system which does not relate to the time it takes to undertake tasks. Academic members are petitioning for a transparent and equitable workload allocations system.

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