They deemed the proposed offer as inadequate considering inflation rates and increasing cost of living. The offer by Nine management of 3.5% in the first year, 4% in the second year and 3% in the third year was rejected by the union.
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The NTEU reports that staff have taken more industrial action in this round of bargaining than at any time in RMIT’s 137 year history.
The Monash University branch of the NTEU voted for a 24 hour strike beginning midday Wednesday 20th March, provided University management does not submit to Union demands.
The strike, organised by the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, was the first national supermarket strike in Australian history.
University of Melbourne (UniMelb) will go on strike from 2 to 8 October, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) on 5 and 6 October, and Monash University from 9 to 11 October.
Monash University NTEU members are going on a half-day strike next Wednesday 6 September to rally outside of the University’s council meeting in the CBD.
Swinburne NTEU’s strike joins a wave of industrial action in Victorian universities, including UniMelb, Monash, and La Trobe.
ANU took strike action on 27 July to demand job security and better workloads.
The dispute has been ongoing since November last year, and includes a demand for pay rises that cover the rising cost of living in the UK.
“This vote is a call for university managements and our government to think seriously about our sector.”
