The University justified this to staff on the basis of ‘safety’, implying the protest — in support of Student Centre workers — poses a danger to Student Centre workers.
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Following a presentation from the UTS NTEU bargaining team last Thursday, NTEU members “endorsed the in-principle new staff agreement,” said UTS Branch Director Dr Sarah Attfield.
The paper, NAPLAN participation – who is missing the tests and why it matters, was released as students in years three, five, seven and nine around Australia sat their first NAPLAN tests of the year and highlighted a significant decline in participation in 2022.
The Student Centre administration assistants have been informed that their contracts will not be extended beyond March 31st as the Centre advertises 50 new positions on their jobs portal.
The strike was held 20 months into ongoing Enterprise Bargaining negotiations between the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and the University. This is the longest period of enterprise bargaining in the University’s history.
The Faculty of Arts and Social Studies Honours units would be replaced by ‘interdisciplinary’ alternatives, operated by the Faculty’s various ‘schools’.
AHEIA advised universities to avoid being “roped in” to multi-employer bargaining, and encouraged universities to present pay offers to staff directly — rather than through unions.
The $1.04 billion surplus recorded at the University of Sydney was easily the largest recorded by a single institution. USyd was followed by the University of Melbourne, with a $584 million surplus, and the University of Queensland with a $332 million surplus.
The FedUni Branch of the National Tertiary Education Union aims to “sign an Agreement that will make FedUni a better, safer place to work, while improving the quality of the education and support we provide our students.”
Godwin described the disciplinary process as “a kangaroo court.”