Dear Colleagues, [1]14,000 jobs — that’s how many are projected to be lost nationwide due to the federal government’s new international student caps, expected to pass through parliament soon. The impact is already being felt. In recent weeks, over 1,000 job cuts have been announced across Australia. Here in Victoria, [2]Fed Uni, [3]La Trobe and Swinburne have announced redundancies, while Monash and Melbourne have signalled no funding for sessional staff in 2025. [4]ANU has even ...Continue Reading

Dear colleague, The NTEU's [1]third periodic report into university wage theft, released yesterday, makes for sickening reading. Wage theft at our public universities is now on track to exceed $382 million. This appalling figure shows the contempt highly paid vice-chancellors and their senior executives show towards staff. Union members banding together have recovered millions of dollars in backpay. In fact, the total amount recovered or in the process of being repaid is now more ...Continue Reading

Dear Friends, We are writing to you today as RMIT colleagues. Since June 2021 our wages and conditions have been frozen in time. There has been no negotiation and no attempt by RMIT to address our soaring workloads, our wages in relation to cost of living, our superannuation inequities, or any concerns we as a staff have about classifications, restructuring or casual work. Surveys, promises and ‘listening’ sessions are not addressing our workloads nor our wages. They are a distraction from ...Continue Reading