{"id":27400400,"date":"2026-06-24T15:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/council\/?page_id=27400400"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:53:25","slug":"une-bargaining","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/council\/une-bargaining\/","title":{"rendered":"UNE Bargaining"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section eb9-campaign\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module rotate-left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">BARGAINING<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module block rotate-left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>AT UNE<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section eb9-campaign\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters2 et_block_row\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #580097\">It\u2019s time to bargain for better workplaces and a better university.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Through Enterprise Bargaining, staff at the University of New England, led by NTEU members get a<b><strong>\u00a0chance to negotiate for improvements to our workplace and working conditions.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our union negotiated Enterprise Agreements are set to expire on 30 June<\/strong> and members play a critical role throughout the whole bargaining process.<\/p>\n<p>We should feel empowered to raise our voices for basic assurances, but <strong>it\u2019s going to take all our voices to ensure we get the change we want to see.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3d217d\"><b><strong>It\u2019s more important than ever to <a href=\"nteu.org.au\/join\" style=\"color: #3d217d\">join the NTEU<\/a>!<\/strong><\/b> If you\u2019re already a member, you can get active in our branch work using the form on this page. <b><strong>We're stronger together!<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/join.nteu.au\/\">Join NTEU today!<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\r\n<div 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block\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><span class=\"eb9-campaign block\">STILL HAVE QUESTIONS<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module ouof-campaign rotate-left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>ABOUT BARGAINING?<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section eb9-campaign\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters2 et_block_row\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/council\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/10\/44769082_1861695567201048_7712753518259470336_o.jpg\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" 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Bold;font-weight: normal;font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-family: Gilroy Heavy;font-weight: normal;color: #f25c3d;font-size: x-large\"><span class=\"eb9-campaign block\">Our union negotiated collective agreements lead to better wages and improved conditions. <span style=\"color: #3d217d\">It's one of the ways for members to have a real say in their workplaces.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the last round of bargaining, across the sector, union members won above-inflation pay increases and breakthroughs on job security. <strong>None of it was handed over \u2014 it was won because staff stood together.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Members are central to the whole bargaining process.<\/strong> Members determine what we claim for, how we campaign in support of those claims, and ultimately decide whether the Union accepts an agreement with management.<\/p>\n<p>At UNE, we have so many things to look forward to that members can actively participate in, including identifying what improvements we can make in our workplaces, endorsing a log of claims, voting in a Protected Action Ballot and, eventually, taking industrial action if our claims aren't met.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For our non-member colleagues, make sure you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.au\/join_form\">join the NTEU<\/a><\/span> to contribute to a strong bargaining campaign.<\/strong> Because the more voices we have, the better our chance of winning improvements to our workplaces, which leads to better institutions, better lives for workers and better outcomes for 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