[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

Knowing the status quo won’t do, NTEU members vote for strikes In 2023, the University of Melbourne is in crisis, as a Labour Law [1]Professor Joo-Cheong Tham has argued. Hundreds of staff lost jobs in the pandemic. The University’s business model of insecure work and wage theft has been exposed in all its ugliness. Workloads have become unmanageable, unhealthy, unsustainable -- driving people away from the higher education sector, implicitly discriminating against primary caregivers. ...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 University of Melbourne Staff, You may have recently seen the invitation by the University of Melbourne management for staff to provide feedback on their proposed new Enterprise Agreement. The current Enterprise Agreement has passed its nominal expiry date. A new Enterprise Agreement is currently being negotiated between University management and the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). The NTEU is your staff union on campus. But what exactly is an ‘Enterprise Agreement’ and why d ...Continue Reading