The National Tertiary Education Union has scored a major victory in the fight to save jobs at Western Sydney University. After pressure from NTEU members, WSU management has agreed that any ongoing staff member whose old role is scrapped will be found a suitable new...
SafeWork NSW has issued Macquarie University with an Improvement Notice after NTEU members raised the alarm on management’s failure to adequately consult those impacted in the latest savage restructure. This restructure will result in the loss of 65 essential staff...
As part of the recently released Change Proposal, UTS has revealed plans to merge the Faculty of Law with the Faculty of Business and Trans-Disciplinary School as part of its Operational Sustainability Initiative. This is despite the OSI Discussion Paper (December...
After months of respectful but frustrating negotiations, the University of Newcastle has refused to move on key staff claims — fair workloads, job security, and equity for casuals including 17% superannuation . Management’s position appears to be clear: staff are...
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has warned the University of Technology Sydney’s plan to shut down its schools of education and public health will cause major damage to the broader community. UTS on Wednesday announced it would close its International...
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has dealt a major blow to University of Technology Sydney’s (UTS) plan to slash jobs, with SafeWork NSW ordering an immediate pause to the next stage of cuts. Under the ruling, UTS must cancel all meetings with staff...
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has launched action in the Fair Work Commission to stop course suspensions at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). The NTEU argues UTS management breached its own policies by announcing the widespread suspensions last...
Many will rally in Martin Place on Tuesday outside the Australian Financial Review’s Higher Education Summit. The rally comes alongside the announcement that a NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into University Governance will be established. The inquiry comes off the...
The NTEU NSW Division is proud to support the March for Humanity organised by the Palestine Action Group, taking place Sunday 3 August, calling for urgent global action to end the ongoing starvation and devastation in Gaza. The march – that aims to cross the...
Macquarie University will scrap a raft of key courses as part of a brutal restructure that will axe more than 75 jobs and drastically cut options for students. Bachelor degrees in archaeology, music, ancient languages will be scrapped, while sociology and ancient...
