Archive for Collective Bargaining
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University staff take action for a better education system
Thousands of National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members at 16 universities around Australia will take industrial action today, Wednesday 16 September, by stopping work for 24 hours (except University of Tasmania, which will stop work for 4 hours). FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.UNIVERSITYB...
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National bargaining website
NTEU has launched a national website dedicated to the current round of bargaining in universities. For all the latest news and updates on what's happening at your institution, visit www.universitybargaining.com.au...
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Demand a return to job security
The previous Federal Government stripped job security conditions from Collective Agreements, weakening procedures for redundancy, discipline and termination of employment, and removing long-standing restrictions on the exploitative use of fixed term contracts. This resulted in growing concern amo...
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Keeping universities salaries competitive
NTEU believes that the only way to guarantee that Australian universities will be able continue to fulfil their unique functions is through a legislative framework which clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of universities as well as specifying the appropriate regulation and funding mec...
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Key bargaining claims
Our key Bargaining Claims include a competitive salary increase; improved job security; workload regulation; better classification procedures for general staff; increased Indigenous employment; better deal for casual academic staff and contract research staff. NTEU has launched a national web...
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Research staff deserve a better future
NTEU has started Collective Bargaining at all Australian universities. Naturally, the Union is seeking improved pay and conditions for all its members. In 2009, however, NTEU is giving priority to the needs of contract research staff. There are over 12,000 academic and general contract and casual r...
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Better pay and conditions for casual and sessional academics
This year, NTEU will be negotiating a new Collective Agreement for staff at your university. A key aspect of these negotiations is to improve terms and conditions for casual academic staff. In 2007, NTEU launched a national casual and sessional academic staff campaign, Smart Casuals and a separat...
