BARGAINING
AT UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
It’s time to bargain for better workplaces and a better university.
Through Enterprise Bargaining, staff at the University of Sydney, lead by NTEU members get a chance to negotiate for improvements to our workplace and working conditions.
Our union negotiated Enterprise Agreement expires in 2026 and NTEU members endorsed our union Log of Claims to improve our next Agreement.
We’re at a critical point in our fight against job cuts. NTEU members have pushed back on the PSR, but remain vigilant in the face of smaller, distributed change attacks. During bargaining we can increase pressure on management and transform this fight for job security into demands for an even stronger Enterprise Agreement.
We should feel empowered to raise our voices for basic assurances, but it’s going to take all our voices to ensure we get the change we want to see.
It’s more important than ever to be a member of the NTEU.
If you’re already a member, make sure you share more on bargaining with your colleagues. We’re stronger together!
Our Enterprise Agreement – that sets out working conditions at the University of Sydney – expires in 2026 and NTEU members are bargaining for a new Agreement.
Our union negotiated collective agreements lead to better wages and improved conditions. It's one of the ways for members to have a real say in their workplaces.
Your bargaining team
David Brophy (Academic)
Jennifer Dowling (Professional)
Laura Shepherd (Academic)
Daan Van Schijndel (Professional)
Jean Luc Barbara (Professional)
Peter Chen (Academic)
The Log of Claims is a list of priorities that are widely and deeply felt in our workplaces that NTEU bargaining reps put to USYD management in negotiations.
NTEU members at USYD voted to endorse our Log of Claims to advance bargaining in earnest.
Members determine what we claim for, campaign in support of those claims, and ultimately decide whether the Union accepts an agreement with management.
For our non-member colleagues, make sure you join the NTEU to contribute to a strong bargaining campaign. 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 students!
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NTEU Members Motion for a Protected Action Ballot
At a meeting of NTEU Members on 18/06/26 the below motion was endorsed.
In support of reaching an Enterprise Agreement with the University of Sydney, do you authorise industrial action against your employer, to be taken separately, partially, concurrently and/ or consecutively, on any number of occasions, in the form of:
- Stoppages of work between 5 minutes and 24 hours in duration?
- Indefinite stoppages of work?
- A ban on preparation for events hosted or endorsed by the University of Sydney?
- A ban on participation in events hosted or endorsed by the University of Sydney?
- A ban on working outside the span of hours?
- A ban on performing duties outside those specifically mentioned in your position description?
- A ban on responding to phone calls or emails outside 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday?
- A ban on the transmission of assessment results to the employer?
