Members instead resolved to “provisionally endorse the University’s Enterprise Agreement Package to Conclude Bargaining as an acceptable framework to finalise negotiations.”
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The vote came after the University this week made a marginally improved offer to staff after 20 months of negotiations.
“It’s time to return to the negotiating table so we can reach an agreement that gives staff the fair pay rise they deserve while protecting against casualisation.”
The ballot saw 89% of Academic staff and 75% of Professional staff vote against the agreement, after the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and the University of Newcastle Casuals Collective heavily lobbied against the proposed agreement.
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has threatened legal action if the move is not reversed.
The NTEU’s history can provide us with a guide for future industrial action.
Staff are likely to strike for an end to forced redundancies and casualisation.
Staff and students gathered to protest the onset of the Sydney Operating Model
UoW approved the 16 subject strong outline
A motion of no-confidence against Michael Spence and senior management was passed unanimously.
