{"id":27398423,"date":"2025-10-10T11:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T00:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uts\/?page_id=27398423"},"modified":"2026-09-24T11:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T01:47:15","slug":"bargaining","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uts\/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 UTS<\/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_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et-vb-row--no-module et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section eb9-campaign\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters2 et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 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\">Your next Enterprise Agreement has been won by union members!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It's been months of hard and dedicated work by NTEU UTS members. <strong>We're proud of the outcome:<\/strong> we believe the new Agreement serves to safeguard and strengthen workplace rights for all staff at UTS.<\/p>\n<p>Bargaining commenced with a <strong>management team whose original proposal would have stripped away existing staff rights.<\/strong> NTEU members have pushed hard to ensure there are no diminutions in our next Union Collective Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Our new Staff Agreement has been approved by the Fair Work Commission and will operate from September 25th. You can access <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uts\/document\/university-of-technology-sydney-staff-agreement-2025\/\">the new Staff Agreement here<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The improvements to conditions were won by members and we should all be proud!\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"eb9-campaign block\"><span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150790107 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150790107 BCX0\">What we were able to gain for all staff is a direct result of member action...<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>...of workplace conversations, stalls, get-togethers, forums, critical industrial action like stop-works and strikes, and negotiation in the bargaining room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NTEU members have done the hard work, now we can all celebrate the wins with a picnic on campus. RSVP using the form on this page.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 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 eb9-campaign\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><link href='https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/css\/style-embed-whitelabel-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text\/css' \/><script src='https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/widgets\/v6\/form\/get-active-at-uts?format=js&source=widget'><\/script><div id='can-form-area-get-active-at-uts' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --><\/div>\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_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/DSC05019-scaled.jpg\" title=\"DSC05019\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/DSC05019-scaled.jpg 2880w, https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/DSC05019-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/DSC05019-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/DSC05019-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2880px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-27399700\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3d217d\">Don't thank your NTEU colleagues,<strong> join us!<\/strong><\/span><b><\/b><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 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_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3d217d\">Here's what we were able to gain for all UTS staff<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A 3.5% per annum <strong>pay increase<\/strong>, front-loaded in 2026<\/li>\n<li>Stronger <strong>change management protections<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>An<strong> increase to paid Cultural Leave<\/strong> for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff<\/li>\n<li>An enforceable commitment to <strong>reduce casual academic employment to 20%<\/strong> of the academic workforce and a conversion clause for academic and professional staff<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI<\/strong> protections<\/li>\n<li>Strengthened <strong>limitations on fixed-term employment<\/strong> and a sector leading conversion clause<\/li>\n<li>Entitlements to workplace adjustments to accommodate<strong> reproductive health needs<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">What we really want staff at UTS to know is that these improvements don't just happen \u2013 <strong>we made them happen.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0Our new and improved Agreement has been won by the work of NTEU members.<\/p>\n<p>These wins happen because NTEU members, regular staff just like you, joined together to demand more - it's a collective effort! Your workplace rights are hard-won by your NTEU colleagues and our overwhelming message is: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/join.nteu.au\/\"><strong>don't thank us, join us!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 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_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module ouof-campaign rotate-left block\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><span data-teams=\"true\">Collective action works<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 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_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">University staff across Australia have been horrified by the treatment of UTS staff at the hands of the current Vice-Chancellor. But in equal parts they\u2019re <strong>heartened by what NTEU members have been able to achieve by standing together<\/strong> and pushing for what they believe in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Just last year, <strong>staff voted overwhelmingly to declare they had no confidence in Vice-Chancellor Andrew Parfitt, with 95% of voters supporting the motion.<\/strong> In this historic vote, open to all UTS staff members, more than 1500 UTS staff participated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">The extraordinary rebuke followed months of key failures of the VC\u2019s leadership team and the \u2018Operational Sustainability Initiative\u2019, which proposed cutting hundreds of jobs and suspending enrolments in over 120 courses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Between the <strong>vote of no confidence, strong participation in the union\u2019s protected action ballot, and members\u2019 powerful strike action <\/strong>(one of which coincided with backtracking on some of the worst aspects VC\u2019s Academic Change Proposal!) NTEU members have demonstrated that when we take action together, Management is forced to make change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">The work of members <strong>led to UTS' feature in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #fed400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-03-30\/campus-chaos\/106513874\" style=\"color: #fed400;text-decoration: underline\">Four Corners expose <\/a><\/span><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-03-30\/campus-chaos\/106513874\"><span style=\"color: #fed400;text-decoration: underline\">Campus Chaos<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/em>and has been pivotal in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #fed400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/nsw\/not-fit-for-purpose-two-nsw-universities-called-out-by-inquiry-20260408-p5zm46.html\" style=\"color: #fed400;text-decoration: underline\">NSW Parliamentary Inquiry<\/a><\/span><\/strong> into the University Sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_5 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section ouof-campaign\">\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\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,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"work_area":[],"class_list":["post-27398423","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\/uts\/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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Enterprise Bargaining - UTS Branch<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uts\/bargaining\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Enterprise Bargaining - UTS Branch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nsw.nteu.au\/uts\/bargaining\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UTS Branch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-24T01:47:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nsw.nteu.au\\\/uts\\\/bargaining\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nsw.nteu.au\\\/uts\\\/bargaining\\\/\",\"name\":\"Enterprise Bargaining - UTS Branch\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nsw.nteu.au\\\/uts\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-10T00:37:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-24T01:47:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nsw.nteu.au\\\/uts\\\/bargaining\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nsw.nteu.au\\\/uts\\\/bargaining\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nsw.nteu.au\\\/uts\\\/bargaining\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nsw.nteu.au\\\/uts\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Enterprise Bargaining\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nsw.nteu.au\\\/uts\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nsw.nteu.au\\\/uts\\\/\",\"name\":\"UTS Branch\",\"description\":\"Better workplaces. 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