{"id":27398423,"date":"2025-10-10T11:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T00:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/how\/?page_id=27398423"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:11:13","slug":"bargaining","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uow\/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 UOW<\/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><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3d217d\">It\u2019s time to bargain for better workplaces and a better university.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Through Enterprise Bargaining, staff at the University of Wollongong, led by NTEU members get a<b><strong>\u00a0chance to negotiate for improvements to our workplace and working conditions.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our union negotiated Enterprise Agreements expired on 30 June. During bargaining we can increase pressure on management and <b><strong>transform our fight against job cuts into demands for an even stronger Enterprise Agreement.\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><strong><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"eb9-campaign block\">So, what's happening now?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>NTEU members at UOW recently voted overwhelmingly to <strong>endorse<\/strong> <strong>our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/news\/document\/uow-log-of-claims\/\">log of claims<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We now need to <strong>show management that a strong majority of staff want to improve our conditions at UOW.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open to all staff, our recently launched <em><strong>Majority Support Statement<\/strong><\/em> calls on management to deliver fair yearly pay rises, fair workload protections, and<br \/>secure jobs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #580097\"><span>We're asking for the support of all UOW staff in this effort, so <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uow\/majority-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more<\/a><\/span> about the Majority Support Statement and sign today!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\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_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" id=\"action-network-event\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Add Your Signature<\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #fed400\">Staff Majority Support Statement!<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><br \/>\nHelp show UOW management that a strong majority of staff want fair pay, fair workloads, and secure jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<link 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