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*** MEDIA ALERT *** Macquarie University staff protest job cuts

National Tertiary Education Union < 1 mins read

*** MEDIA ALERT ***

NTEU members and staff to gather at Macquarie University for staff sit-in.

 

WHY: Since news that Macquarie University will be scrapping a raft of key courses as part of a brutal restructure that will axe more than 75 jobs and drastically cut options for students, NTEU members have been mobilising to oppose the cuts.

 

WHEN: Wednesday 18th June, 12-2pm

 

WHO: NTEU MQ Branch President Dr Nicholas Harrigan available for comment, along with other members.

 

WHERE: Macquarie University Chancellery (meeting at Central Courtyard)

 

Contact: Shannan Ely, 0403977570, [email protected]

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