Why
NTEU members at UoN overwhelmingly voted to walk off the job at 1pm Thursday 23 October for a half-day strike in response to University management’s lack of progress in enterprise bargaining negotiations.
NTEU members’ decision to escalate their campaign for secure jobs and safe workloads comes at a time where University management plans to slash 140 local jobs and axe a dozen courses for students in an effort to improve the budget bottom line by $20.6 million, a move which the NTEU opposes.
UoN management’s latest cuts to the quality of higher education in the Newcastle Hunter region are part of a sector-wide crisis, with nearly 1800 jobs under threat across eight universities in New South Wales.
NTEU members at UoN are prepared to take further strike action if University management does not make significant progress in negotiations.
When
1.15pm, Thursday 23rd October
Where
V Building Lawn, UoN Callaghan Campus - University Dr, Callaghan NSW 2308
Who
NTEU UoN members, supporting staff and students
Media contacts
Tom Carey - 0437 553 333
Al Scott - 0439 023 787
