National Higher Education Action Network

A network of rank and file @NTEUNational members at Australian universities. Fighting cuts and Covid austerity. For democratic unionism and public education.

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

NHEAN statement on democracy in the #NTEU: https://t.co/ijqT7sq4p5

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Officials later apologising for supressing horizontal democratic organisation by students. But neither should happen— this should be good evidence against Murdoch-styled protocols. Students don't get a vote at NTEU meetings so why supress their democratic activity?

[Honi Soit @honi_soit]

Iveson also apologises for discouraging the occupation of F23 Administration Building on Wednesday, 28 October.

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Officials policing USyd MedSci student occupation:
'The cuts today are... unjustified. When we organise a rally as we did at today's NTEU, we make collective decisions about what we're going to do in that rally ... it didn't involve an occupation of F23, maybe one day it will...'

[Honi Soit @honi_soit]

Kurt Iveson, NTEU USyd Branch President, attempts to dissuade students from occupying F23 on the basis that it had not been previously discussed.

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On why stifling democratic dissent and organising in union work affects the most precarious workers highlights from @CUPUWorkers newsletter:
https://t.co/jtpPnoZKFA

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👏👏 Some cutting analysis by CUPUW in The Fox newsletter No.5 on the Murdoch protocols and why its bad union strategy:

[Casualised, Unemployed & Precarious Uni Workers AU @CUPUWorkers]

Issue #6 of The Fox is out!

Feat. Bullies, Dante's Inferno, VSPs?, the NTEU's Murdoch monstrosity, and plenty more casual and unemployed university yarns.

https://t.co/gbSqaHl3vh

And artwork by morgan jones!

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Incredibly, the protocols motion was passed by Murdoch BC in the past fortnight. It seeks to control dissent of horizontal democratic groups like NHEAN, @CUPUWorkers, @NTEUfightback and other casual or student networks within the NTEU against bad policies, e.g. the JPF.

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Some initial reporting on the Murdoch BC 'protocols' covered by USyd's student magazine @honi_soit, Nov 12: https://t.co/e322DEcVVM

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TONIGHT: Our regular online meeting from 5.30PM. Please come along for updates and reports and building actions: https://t.co/6sGg8t15Kt
Agenda: 'form of words' reiterating the need to protect democratic structures in NTEU after 'protocols' motion passed Murdoch's BC.

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Med Sci staff at @Sydney_Uni will walk off work on Wednesday! Uni management wants to sack the ENTIRE Physiology & Pathology staff and make them reapply for fewer positions. A staggering attack on crucial research & teaching in a pandemic. Support them!
https://t.co/FrKWGPMneP

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Our meeting from 5.30PM tonight has the singular focus toward planning a national university strike pledge.
Meeting link and our guide on unprotected action linked in the latest newsletter: https://t.co/LLwp0SWWGL
Solidarity and hope to see you there.

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

We want to remind you to read and sign Fightback's petition against an ongoing motion to establish 'protocols' at the Murdoch NTEU branch. The draft motion sets a bad precedent allowing elected officials to be ejected. It's an anti-democratic power.

[NTEU Fightback! @NTEUfightback]

Please sign/share ASAP if you haven't already. The Murdoch BC is meeting in around half an hour.

Over 500 have signed - but we need to apply all the pressure we can to stop this outrageous proposal. Union democracy is at stake - and that affects us all!
https://t.co/X9d9patL47

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Signatures needed for democracy in the NTEU. Sign today!

[NTEU Fightback! @NTEUfightback]

Stop the crackdown on democracy in the NTEU! Sign the open letter below.

https://t.co/X9d9patL47

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Our regular meeting from 5.30PM tonight. Please come along for updates and reports and building actions.
Read about our forum from last week on unprotected industrial action in the latest newsletter: https://t.co/sUGVXOb4QL

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Today, 12.30-1.30, our online forum on Industrial Action. Register at the link below!

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Updates: lunchtime forum this Friday, at 12.30PM.
Registration details in latest NHEAN newsletter:
https://t.co/l9ZprOqcr7
Invited speakers:
Erima Dall MUA rank and file.
Anna Hush academic, casuals network at UNSW
Geraldine Fela: NTEU Branch Committee and academic at UniMelb

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Updates: lunchtime forum this Friday, at 12.30PM.
Registration details in latest NHEAN newsletter:
https://t.co/l9ZprOqcr7
Invited speakers:
Erima Dall MUA rank and file.
Anna Hush academic, casuals network at UNSW
Geraldine Fela: NTEU Branch Committee and academic at UniMelb

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Our regular meeting from 5.30PM tonight. Please come along for updates and reports and building actions.
This will be our last meeting before the second assembly event this Friday: https://t.co/LrzlS3e10M
Latest newsletter: https://t.co/eD7KmlA2nI

[Stop The Cuts UoM @StopTheCutsUoM]

The motion of no-confidence passed today by the @UMSUunimelb in solidarity with @Unimelb staff.

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

Tonight our weekly organising meetings are continuing every Tuesday from 5.30-7. Meetings are open, participatory and democratic. Everyone is welcome.
Latest newsletter: https://t.co/ceFMoeStjA
- Tuesday NSW NTEU rally
- Friday National lunchtime NHEAN forum with guests

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

@DamienCahill8 @Dave_Brophy @NTEUNSW Damien, the suggestion that ked to this - great! - result came from @paddygibson, who discussed it with activists in the Sydney Uni branch and at NHEAN meetings. Don't know why you'd want to downplay the input of rank and file members.

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MAJOR DEVELOPMENT FOR THE RIGHT TO PROTEST: @NTEUNSW has defeated the NSW Police in the Supreme Ct. As a result, its protest against uni cuts tmrw will go ahead. Both the rally and the court process were initiatives of NTEU members in NHEAN.

[National Higher Education Action Network @NHEANetwork]

https://t.co/ga2Gb1rEf9

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Register for the rally tomorrow, 12 midday at Victoria Park: https://t.co/KFzG0oV25P