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Factual errors in Vice-Chancellor Dewar’s article: the value of the Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University
In accounting for the cuts to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University Professor John Dewar’s recent contribution to The Conversation (28August) ...
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La Trobe student protests against cuts to Humanities and Social Sciences
Students in Bundoora have planned further protest activities on Wednesday this week, involving an advertised occupation. NTEU has written to the Bundoora based "La Trobe Students Against HuSS ...• -
NTEU Media release: Language studies cut, academic staff to be sacked in radical restructure of humanities and social sciences at La Trobe University
June 21 2012
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) today expressed alarm at plans for a major restructure of La Trobe University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, which will ...
Media Release
(437 KB) - PDFMedia release: Language studies cut, academic staff to be sacked in radical restructure of humanities and social sciences at La Trobe University
Published: 21 Jun, 2012
Tags: LTU
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) today expressed alarm at plans for a major restructure of La Trobe University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, which will see academic staff sacked and subjects cut back, including Asian languages.
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WMS: Desperately seeking research time at La Trobe
Representatives from NTEU La Trobe Branch have been lobbying the University throughout 2011 regarding member concerns about the academic Workload Management System. These concerns have ...
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ACTU Secure Jobs Better Future campaign promoted in Wodonga
On 28 October, unionists from both sides of the border came together to hear ACTU President Ged Kearney speak at the annual Labour Day dinner in Wodonga about the ACTU's Secure Jobs Better Future ...
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Editorial: La Trobe staff deserve respect at work
La Trobe University staff are fed up with unfair workloads and unreasonable and, in some cases, retrospective performance expectations. Lack of genuine consultation about issues has also become ...
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Personal qualities should not be used in performance assessment
NTEU La Trobe Branch members are very angry about being assessed on their personal qualities and related 'behaviours' in a new performance development framework. Staff endorsed the following ...
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(131 KB) - PDF111107 Personal and behavioural characteristics – performance development system
Published: 08 Nov, 2011
Tags: LTU, La Trobe University, performance,
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Conservative budget approach harming staff and students
NTEU La Trobe Branch has written to the Vice-Chancellor after hundreds of union members across six campuses were briefed last week about the fundamentally sound position of the University's budget. ...
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(138 KB) - PDF111107 Conservative budget approach for 2012 is causing harm to staff and students
Published: 08 Nov, 2011
Tags: LTU, La Trobe University, Budget,
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(744 KB) - PDFLTU NTEU Presentation on Budget
Published: 08 Nov, 2011
Tags: LTU, Budget,
This budget presentation was given to a general meeting of the NTEU La Trobe Branch on 3 November 2011. Note the inclusion of an additional slide about the increased use of non-academic casual staff.
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Confidence in ERA lost at La Trobe Uni
La Trobe University staff gathered across four campuses via video link to discuss La Trobe University's research plans and to a pass a motion condemning the adverse consequences upon Australian ...
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DVC proposal on a research excellence framework for La Trobe
The DVC(Research) has released a proposal called 'A research excellence framework for La Trobe' which is intended to set up a new Research College.
Membership of the Research College is intended to ...
Discussion Paper
(137 KB) - PDFResearch College Discussion Paper - April 2011
Published: 30 Mar, 2011
