Dear colleagues We welcome today’s message from the Vice-Chancellor signalling her wish to reach a new Enterprise Agreement quickly and constructively. The end of semester and the summer break are approaching and our union, the NTEU, will continue developing our claims for a new Agreement. To allow staff to participate, NTEU members will meet early in Semester 1 next year to vote on our claims, when everyone has returned to campus and can participate fully. In the meantime, we’ve let se ...Continue Reading

All University of Melbourne staff are eligible to take the NTEU University of Melbourne Bargaining Survey. Dear University of Melbourne colleagues A reminder that the NTEU University of Melbourne Bargaining Survey closes in one week, on Thursday 9 October 2025. If you have not already taken the survey, you can do so [1]here. [2] Kind regards David Gonzalez NTEU University of Melbourne Branch President Important information about your privacy The NTEU maintains a list of na ...Continue Reading

Dear University of Melbourne colleagues It may surprise you that our current Enterprise Agreement expires in just over six months. The NTEU is ready. For many months and across our union, we’ve been preparing – through national and statewide planning, discussions with colleagues across the University, and now [1]this survey. We believe our future should be built together – openly, democratically and with genuine participation of staff. We don’t want bargaining to drag out again. T ...Continue Reading

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 University of Melbourne staff, Union members have won minimum workload allocation protections for permanent academic staff in the new Enterprise Agreement through collective action. If you are an academic in a continuing education- or teaching-focused position, and * Are employed 0.8 FTE or above, a minimum of 20 per cent of your workload allocation should be for research, academic disciplinary currency and/or professional practice; or * Are employed below 0.8 FTE, a mi ...Continue Reading

Dear colleague, NTEU files complaints regarding discrimination in Faculty of Science Earlier this year, the Faculty of Science converted one insecurely employed staff member, but not the women of colour working in the same team with identical insecure employment contracts and many years of experience. [1]ABC News reported on this story on Friday The NTEU UniMelb branch believes this action is discrimination. We are [2]filing complaints against the University of Melbourne for indirect ...Continue Reading

Dear colleague, NTEU files complaints regarding discrimination in Faculty of Science Earlier this year, the Faculty of Science converted one insecurely employed staff member, but not the women of colour working in the same team with identical insecure employment contracts and many years of experience. [1]ABC News reported on this story on Friday The NTEU UniMelb branch believes this action is discrimination. We are [2]filing complaints against the University of Melbourne for indirect ...Continue Reading

NTEU investigating the use of fixed-term contracts and minimum research allocation at UniMelb -------------------------------------------------------------- Dear colleague, After a long NTEU campaign on insecure work, the University of Melbourne made a promise in the new Enterprise Agreement to reduce its reliance on casual and fixed-term workers. They also committed to converting the thousands of staff on fixed-term contracts who are performing work this University needs to function, year i ...Continue Reading

Dear colleague, The NTEU's [1]third periodic report into university wage theft, released today, 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 than ...Continue Reading

[1] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nineteen universities across Australia have now achieved significant improvements in pay and conditions through NTEU-negotiated enterprise agreements. This has only been possible through the commitment and passion of thousands of staff working towards better workplaces and better universities. Come along and hear about our wins across the sector, how we have recently achieved these outcomes at ANU and Deakin Unive ...Continue Reading