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What: NTEU members at Victoria University will rally outside a Victoria University (VU) University Council meeting and deliver an open letter to council members
Who: NTEU leaders and members available for interview
When: Tuesday May 28, 8am – 9am
Where: VU’s Footscray Park campus, corner of Ballarat Rd and Mills Close, Footscray
Contact: Victoria University NTEU Branch President Brandy Cochrane – 0415 576 572
NTEU Victorian Division Secretary Sarah Roberts – 0412 495 146
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