{"id":27398423,"date":"2025-10-10T11:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T00:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/unsw\/?page_id=27398423"},"modified":"2026-10-14T11:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T00:03:38","slug":"bargaining","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/unsw\/bargaining\/","title":{"rendered":"Enterprise Bargaining"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section eb9-campaign\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\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\">\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>BARGAINING<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\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 UNSW<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section eb9-campaign\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters2 et_block_row\">\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\">\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><span style=\"color: #3d217d\">We're bargaining for better workplaces and a better university.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>NTEU members have been campaigning for many months now, to advocate for <strong>fairer pay, demand stronger job security and workload protections, and defend our employment conditions<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Gilroy Regular;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium;font-style: normal;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal;display: inline !important;float: none\">We\u2019ve just served our Log of Claims on management outlining what we will be seeking in this round of bargaining<\/span>. <span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium;font-style: normal;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal;display: inline !important;float: none\">Make no mistake, just asking for these important claims such as a pay rise will not make it happen - it will depend on union collective action to show management how important these issues are to workers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"eb9-campaign block\"><span>Study after study shows that workers represented by unions win better pay and conditions<\/span><\/span><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever wanted to know more about the bargaining process or the work of your NTEU colleagues, now is a great time to find out!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #3d217d\"><strong>O<\/strong><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">nly NTEU members are protected in taking Industrial Action and actively participate in the bargaining process; <\/strong>your union colleagues are fighting to win a better Enterprise Agreement for everyone!<\/span><b><\/b><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dipi_button_grid_0 dipi_button_grid et_clickable et_pb_module\"><div class=\"dipi-button-grid-container\">\n        \n<div class=\"dipi_button_grid_child_0 dipi_button_grid_child dipi-pt-item--Text et_pb_module\"><a class=\"et_pb_button dipi-button-grid dipi-button-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/nteu.au\/join\">Join the NTEU<\/a><\/div>\n\n      <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\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\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" id=\"action-network-event eb9-campaign\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;font-family: &apos;Gilroy Bold&apos;;font-weight: normal\"><strong>Get involved in bargaining at UNSW<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"logo_wrap\">\n<p><span class=\"eb9-campaign block\" style=\"font-size: medium\">We'll only win the agreement we deserve with <strong>members' leading the way.<\/strong> Sign up to get involved in the campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"eb9-campaign block\"><link href='https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/css\/style-embed-whitelabel-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text\/css' \/><script src='https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/widgets\/v6\/form\/nteu-unsw-bargaining-campaign-network?format=js&source=widget'><\/script><div id='can-form-area-nteu-unsw-bargaining-campaign-network' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Recent Bargaining Updates<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/unsw\/tell-unsw-management-its-time-to-get-serious-about-negotiating-a-fair-agreement-october-bargaining-update\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/unsw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/10\/UNSW-Website-tiles2.png\" title=\"UNSW - 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