Dear Monash University staff, About that article in The Age… As you may be aware from recent [1]reporting in The Age, university management has applied to the Fair Work Commission to retrospectively vary the Enterprise Agreement which regulates your employment conditions. If Monash succeeds in its variation, millions of dollars of backpay owed to casual Teaching Associates for unpaid consultation hours, which the NTEU is seeking to recoup in court, could be wiped out. Teaching Associ ...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

[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

Dear Monash University Staff, My name is Ben Eltham, and I am an academic in the Faculty of Arts. I am a proud NTEU member, and President of the NTEU Monash Branch. I'm writing to you because the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is negotiating a new Enterprise Agreement with Monash University. The NTEU is your staff union on campus. Even if you're not an NTEU member, these negotiations affect you. We're pushing for a pay rise, more job security, and improved conditions in our workpl ...Continue Reading

Dear Monash University Staff, My name is Ben Eltham, and I am an academic in the Faculty of Arts. I am a proud NTEU member, and President of the NTEU Monash Branch. I'm writing to you because the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is negotiating a new Enterprise Agreement with Monash University. The NTEU is your staff union on campus. Even if you're not an NTEU member, these negotiations affect you. We're pushing for a pay rise, more job security, and improved conditions in our workpl ...Continue Reading