{"id":27398983,"date":"2025-11-19T09:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/sydney\/?page_id=27398983"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:29:04","slug":"vc-council-letter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/sydney\/vc-council-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Email the Vice-Chancellor and Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 ouof-campaign  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_post_title et_pb_post_title_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light  et_pb_text_align_left\"   >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_title_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>As UON marks its 60th anniversary, staff are fighting to protect the future of our university. And we need your support!<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">NTEU members have spent this year campaigning for <b>job security, safe workloads and fair pay<\/b>. These are essential to maintaining high-quality education for our community.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of working with staff, University management has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposed <span class=\"s1\"><b>140 job cuts<\/b><\/span> with no genuine consultation;<\/li>\n<li>Denied its strong financial position, including a <span class=\"s1\"><b>$61 million surplus in 2024<\/b><\/span>; and<\/li>\n<li>Applied for <b>Fair Work Commission intervention<\/b>, a step that could remove staff and union voices from bargaining altogether.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If bargaining is sidelined and hundreds of jobs are lost, morale will fall further and students will pay the price through larger classes, fewer services and a weaker university.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019re calling on the Vice-Chancellor and University Council to:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n<li><b>Engage constructively<\/b> with NTEU members and elected representatives who speak for staff;<\/li>\n<li><b>Make meaningful progress<\/b> towards a fair enterprise agreement; and<\/li>\n<li><b>Withdraw the proposed job cuts<\/b> and pursue non-staffing savings instead.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Join us in urging UON leadership to choose a better path. Sign the letter today.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"action-network-event\" class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>No more delays: job security and fair workloads now<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Send your email here<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>Please ensure your letter remains respectful and is not in breach of the <\/span><a class=\"OWAAutoLink elementToProof\" id=\"OWA01815fe0-772f-01d2-d817-5cc96f06587f\" href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpolicies.newcastle.edu.au%2Fdocument%2Fview-current.php%3Fid%3D361&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cvcaughley%40nteu.org.au%7C2ce5caaa46bc49e2744808de267653bc%7Ce778dee0bc3d40a698571152466b6058%7C0%7C0%7C638990486811449568%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=glxYDROYsvIe2x7kKqelr0%2BGRScxgiJtZyXh7uGR%2FWU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" originalsrc=\"https:\/\/policies.newcastle.edu.au\/document\/view-current.php?id=361\" title=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpolicies.newcastle.edu.au%2Fdocument%2Fview-current.php%3Fid%3D361&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cvcaughley%40nteu.org.au%7C2ce5caaa46bc49e2744808de267653bc%7Ce778dee0bc3d40a698571152466b6058%7C0%7C0%7C638990486811449568%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=glxYDROYsvIe2x7kKqelr0%2BGRScxgiJtZyXh7uGR%2FWU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-outlook-id=\"33b9fee3-1e02-4ecf-bdc9-93846dd9d5aa\">Staff Code of Conduct<\/a><span>\u00a0or the <\/span><a class=\"OWAAutoLink elementToProof\" id=\"OWAb1e54efa-d0eb-9f11-0cb3-e2ea07a153e3\" href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpolicies.newcastle.edu.au%2Fdocument%2Fview-current.php%3Fid%3D204&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cvcaughley%40nteu.org.au%7C2ce5caaa46bc49e2744808de267653bc%7Ce778dee0bc3d40a698571152466b6058%7C0%7C0%7C638990486811494473%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ocwYks0epuB94nUStso3NUo%2FrH6HNdUTHJdLvyttYzI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" originalsrc=\"https:\/\/policies.newcastle.edu.au\/document\/view-current.php?id=204\" title=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpolicies.newcastle.edu.au%2Fdocument%2Fview-current.php%3Fid%3D204&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cvcaughley%40nteu.org.au%7C2ce5caaa46bc49e2744808de267653bc%7Ce778dee0bc3d40a698571152466b6058%7C0%7C0%7C638990486811494473%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ocwYks0epuB94nUStso3NUo%2FrH6HNdUTHJdLvyttYzI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-outlook-id=\"487fba3a-aa92-4847-a98c-ddaf1ca582aa\">Student Code of Conduct<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"work_area":[],"class_list":["post-27398983","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"dsm_author":{"name":"Vince Caughley","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8e9b3f2e373c10af80857d35c4fab45d728442851e6424df1e0c64a028a6a89e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","archive_link":"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/sydney\/author\/vcaughley\/","biodata":""},"dsm_categories":[],"dsm_attachment_categories":[],"dsm_featured_image":null,"dsm_comment_count":0,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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