University news: sackings, industrial action

alex white — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:24:42 -0700

There is a lot going on in Victoria’s higher education sector. Some of the largest ever mass-redundancies in Australian university history, as well as a growing mood for industrial action over university administration refusals to seriously collectively bargain.

Deakin

Staff at Deakin University want a new collective agreement. The NTEU has produced a video explaining what is at stake and why staff need to join the union.

Deakin staff speak about collective bargaining from NTEU Victoria on Vimeo.

Victoria University

Victoria University Vice-Chancellor announced on 17 October the largest ever mass-redundancy in Australian university history.

The NTEU is running a campaign to protest the redundancies and make the university return to the bargaining table. Like Deakin, VU senior management have refused to seriously bargain.

You can support the staff at Victoria University by sending an email to the Vice Chancellor.