[1] It's no secret that Australia faces a cost of living crisis, while university staff are working harder than ever in jobs that are increasingly insecure. At the culmination of our National Week of Action, this forum will tackle issues that affect you. Hear how higher education staff are achieving fair pay rises, safe workloads, and job security across the country. Date: Friday 5 May 2023 Time: 2 – 3pm (AEST) [2]Register here. [3] Regards, Dr Alison Barnes Nation ...Continue Reading

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Deakin’s proposed agreement: what is the result? ================================================ Voting for Deakin’s new enterprise agreement closed at 2pm, today. Deakin University has not released any results to the NTEU, and like you, we look forward to finding out the result. We are disappointed that Deakin management has elected not to share the ballot results with you, though we believe that it is likely that th ...Continue Reading

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote “No” today on Deakin’s proposed “agreement” Voting opened this morning on Deakin’s proposed agreement. Your Union has not endorsed this agreement because it’s not good enough. You deserve better. Please vote, and we urge you to vote no as early as you can, so we can win this and move on. If we all vote no, then management will be back in bargaining, and we can get a better deal delivering a real pay rise, fair workl ...Continue Reading

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Deakin's offer is not what it seems Deakin University’s agreement offers a 2.85% pay per annum pay rise (14.25% over five years). The tables below show the difference in take-home pay between Deakin's pay offer and the university sector average pay increase*, over the 5 years of Deakin's proposed "Agreement". [1]See the full spreadsheet here. At every university where NTEU (National Tertiary Education Union) ...Continue Reading

This morning, Deakin management circulated its proposed Enterprise Agreement 2023 (2023 EA), with voting to open next week for five days (Monday 24 April to Friday 28). This draft has NOT been agreed by your Union because it is NOT a good deal. VOTE NO so we can win you a better deal with better pay and conditions. Zoom Information session: * [1]Register: Tuesday 18 April at 12pm * [2]Register: Wednesday 19 April at 11am To read the Union’s break ...Continue Reading

[1] The Higher Education Review is going to be the biggest catalyst for change in our sector in over 10 years. Join our Friday Session on [2]21 April at 2[3] – 3pm AEST and hear about the NTEU’s solutions for the sector which reflect the views of thousands of NTEU members. We'll also be discussing how members can join our campaign for a better higher education sector. All registrants will receive our full submission upon its release. [4] Regards, Dr Alison Barnes Natio ...Continue Reading

Want better pay and working conditions? Vote No to Deakin’s proposed ‘agreement’. For the last seven months, the union representing Deakin staff, the National Tertiary Education Union, has been bargaining for a new enterprise agreement with Deakin management to deliver fair pay rises and protect and improve your working conditions. This morning, Deakin University management walked away from the bargaining table and instead communicated their intention to put a proposed ‘Agreement’ to staff t ...Continue Reading

[1] Dear colleague, You may have seen the [2]news article last week about the secret plan by university senior managements to drive down wages and conditions across our sector. Negotiations for new enterprise agreements are happening at most universities across Australia, and the union is winning big improvements for university staff – including wage rises, secure jobs, paid gender affirmation leave and more. However, some University managements are choosing to bypass negotiations ...Continue Reading