The Future of Academic Work Conference is on tomorrow! Follow the conversation, or send questions and comments from the conference, using the hashtag #academicfutures or the handle @STFUTS
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ICYMI **IMPORTANT** #TASA2018 registration deadline for presenters is TOMORROW Friday September 7th. If you want to be included in the program (i.e. present) then please ensure you are registered before MIDNIGHT tomorrow. https://t.co/xL3iBOfosQ @tasapostgrads@TASAReligion
Friends, I have put my academic career at risk to speak out about the exploitation of sessionals (including myself). Enough is enough, we deserve to be paid for the work required to do our job.
@sallymcmanus@MicheleONeilAU@clong8 @NTEUNational
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"If there's a power imbalance between the worker and management, it can be tough [to resolve conflicts in the workplace]" @moreymark speaking about the challenges workers face in addressing dysfunctional work relationships #ausunions https://t.co/v4dXeAF80P
Latest #podcast by TASA member @derridalicious, 'Na'ama Carlin on dissonant universities'. Na'ama asks, 'Who or what are universities for? Are they meant to form citizens or workers? What happens when universities turn to a more corporate model?' https://t.co/D6O2PkpyZf
Design our next May Day poster & win a $1,000 prize.
In the 19th century many people worked 16 hours a day 6 days a week in unsafe conditions with no time off. Workers rose up, won rights & May Day was born. Enter here: https://t.co/5USciCRXzn @unionsaustralia#ausunions
What will the future of higher ed look like? How do we ensure university workers will have secure jobs? Come along to UTS on Thurs 6th September for 'The End of Insecure Work' https://t.co/1bo3iZ9gCY #ChangeTheRules
Right now at University of Wollongong people are honking for secure jobs at our Community Assembly. Get to Northfields Avenue for a free coffee and a chat about the campaign. #changetherules
We need to change the rules for more secure jobs at universities. Sign and share the petition: #changetherules#ausunions https://t.co/xuFjl7uJ4q via @MegaphoneAU
Australia has record low wage growth while profits go up. This is the fault of our Government whose job it is to make sure working people have the rights they need to balance out the power of big business. Blaming anything else is just a way of avoiding the real problem #QandA
The STF Research team at the Seminar for the Teaching & Learning Breakfast Series at the University of South Australia (with webinar video and PDF of slides).
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This is what happens when you've got a Liberal Government that believes TAFE is 'subsidised basket weaving' and reduces funds to it accordingly. Our nation is poorer for this and it is our kids who pay the price. #auspol
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Keiko Y, Nour D and Tony B presenting at the Teaching & Learning Breakfast Series held at @UniversitySA — slides and audio to follow soon! https://t.co/BgTCOKhmgO
Trust levels are zero when it comes to the Liberals. They love privatisation so much they even outsource their policy ideas to the IPA https://t.co/bfv0O0G53r
NTEU member Jenny Smith shared her experiences of two decades of insecure employment on Channel 9 last night. Too many #HigherEd staff are dealing with insecure work, plus all the stresses it brings.
It’s time to #ChangeTheRules https://t.co/YwCK8WlrkE
FACT: If you earn the 'average full-time wage' of $82,000, it actually puts you at almost the top 25% of income earners.
Median salary is $55,000 - which means half of working Australians actually earn even less. #qt#auspol