Swinburne NTEU’s strike joins a wave of industrial action in Victorian universities, including UniMelb, Monash, and La Trobe.
Author: Andy Park
Originally projected to be completed in August, there have been delays in the refurbishment process.
After a while of hearing them speak, I said I’d speak to my friends before joining the courses they recommended. Their brow furrowed, telling me to be careful.
Though it is wise to keep an open-mind, there are times we should live in the warmth around us.
The struggle of students on placement is a symptom of a larger system of austerity — a world where the cost of living is soaring, where young people have no hope of ever owning a home.
The increasing mistreatment of staff in the tertiary education sector is symptomatic of a larger evil: university degrees become increasingly commodified, and universities themselves become corporatised.
The Board also endorsed a statement on antiracism at the fourth meeting of the year.
The July Council meeting was full of debate on Labor’s Housing Australia Future Fund, LGBTQ+ rights, and a whole heap of factional friction.
22 months of bargaining has come to a close, with 80% of NTEU members voting for the agreement.
Monash has applied to the Fair Work Commission to retrospectively change the enterprise agreement in place between the University and the NTEU from 2019.