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.
Author: Luke Cass
The event was cancelled after criticism from students and University staff.
Fresh from being lauded by the Vice-Chancellor, the USU ponders over their treasure chest, discuss increased support for clubs and society execs and keeping an eye on University management at November’s USU Board Meeting.
One need not look further than USyd’s history of ‘Oriental Studies’ to understand how the University has supported the military industrial complex and reinforced structural racism towards Asian cultures.
Annualised gender affirmation leave is vastly preferable to a one-off entitlement.
When asked about the structural barriers to change facing student representatives on the Senate, Finch and Stricker-Phelps said that “we’ve faced surprisingly little structural barriers”, attributing this to the “cooperative, productive and outcomes focussed” approach of University Management.
DoorDash is not required to pay its workers the minimum wage as they operate as ‘contractors’, instead paying them per delivery.
Luke Cass takes the cue (again).
Monash is coming under pressure once again for years-long wage theft allegations.
The agreement between the Union and WSU will see the creation of 150 full-time equivalent permanent positions at the University over the next two and a half years