Incredible work by your ACU branch 👏...
Today, ACU members won:
✔️A 14.55% pay rise (& more for lower paid workers)
✔️A conversion of 21% of academic casuals into secure jobs
✔️Paid gender affirmation leave
✔️Right to disconnect
✔️Paid professional dev leave for prof staff
Now this is really disappointing, @RMIT... Not paying your casual staff for the Queen's Memorial holiday is a low blow. How must they feel when most of their colleagues at other universities state-wide WILL be getting compensated? We want #betterunis - better than RMIT! #HigherEd
BREAKING: Having been in enterprise bargaining negotiations for over a year, and with management rejecting our reasonable claims for secure jobs and a fair pay rise, @NTEUNSW members at UTS have unanimously voted to strike on September 21. ✊✊✊ #betterunis
Universities are where millions of Australians learn both hard skills and soft skills used every day. Let’s start investing properly in permanent research and teaching jobs at universities.
Funding research and education properly is critically important. We need to appreciate the role of research in driving innovation and serving a vital public good.
University VCs on notice as Greens proposing parliamentary inquiry into Victorian #universities, with terms of reference covering, “accountable executive, fiscal and academic decision-making.” About time! #betterunis#auspol#highered@NTEUnion
https://t.co/RqYjLbhh3j
La Trobe Uni are asking staff to pay for the cost of their Working With Children Check.
A few weeks ago, we launched a petition for the Uni to meet this cost, and we've already had ~200 staff sign, both @NTEUnion members and non-members.
Sign it at https://t.co/lSl35xpift
Every time I look at a list of salaries for Vice-Chancellors, it's a reminder that ANU's Brian Schmidt negotiated a salary that was $300,000 less than his predecessor. Not many executives can say that they asked for a pay cut. https://t.co/6Nv2gS0Ftl @cosmicpinot@ourANU
Monday 29th August is (Un) Equal Pay Day in Australia. Our banner is up so if ur in Melb, swing past and get a selfie! And/or go to https://t.co/6pyvHyLPnQ to see how the gender pay gap affects you. #equalpay#equalpayday#smashthepatriarchy@VicUnions@VicUnions_Women
We are honoured to have @susannenewton's endorsement in this @NTEUVictoria election campaign. Vote 1 Sarah Robers & Ruth Jelley for Better Workplaces & read Susanne's full endorsement here: https://t.co/JInMDaHjJe
Yet another university exploiting casuals & refusing to provide an admin payrise to offset cost of living rises. But somehow they manage to find $3m for a swimming pool! Curtin @NTEUnion members join others in voting to move towards industrial action. #fairpay#securework ✊💜