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MEDIA ALERT ***HSU response to Health commission of inquiry*** The Health Services Union will respond to the NSW Government’s announcement of a special commission of inquiry into NSW health spending. Who: HSU NSW Secretary, Gerard HayesWhen: Today, 10:30amWhere: Behind state parliament, Hospital Road, SydneyContact: Nick Lucchinelli 0422229032
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National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members at the University of Melbourne will launch major industrial action including seven-day strikes across multiple faculties and work areas and a half-day stoppage across the institution. Members voted to take action after representatives of Vice Chancellor Duncan Maskell refused to engage with the union’s reasonable claims around secure … Continued
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The State Government must rule out a 2.5 per cent wage cap or risk a worsening teacher shortage. The Government agreed to a deal to make NSW teachers the nation’s best paid, but then reneged earlier this month when it tried to amend the agreement to include three subsequent years of 2.5 … Continued
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James Cook University is proposing to scrap crucial areas of education and research for Townsville and Cairns and cut 30 academic jobs altogether. Members of the National Tertiary Education Union today launched a campaign that will urge JCU management to look at other options which don’t further erode the institution’s viability. Management proposes … Continued
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Hundreds of Electrical Trades Union members and activists will rally at the front of Evoenergy’s Greenway depot on Tuesday morning as ads launch (attached), publicising the company’s attempt to cut the real wages of its workforce. Despite the worst cost of living crisis in recent memory, the company’s pay offer amounts to a paltry eight … Continued
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Media release | Friday 18 August, 2023 Tram workers will be taking industrial action in support of their campaign for better pay and conditions this weekend, which may cause some interruptions to post-match tram services at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) SA/NT Branch Secretary Darren Phillips said commuters using trams … Continued
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The NSW Government must honour its agreement to lift teacher salaries amid a damning Auditor General report into regional, remote and rural education, the Teachers Federation said today. The report finds: There were 922 permanent teacher vacancies in regional and remote schools in January Only 52 per cent of regional and remote students … Continued
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Media release | Wednesday 9 August 2023 The release of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report into the derailment of an XPT passenger train at Wallan again highlights the urgent need to review and reform Australia’s rail safety regime. Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) Assistant National Secretary Shayne Kummerfeld said the ATSB report … Continued
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The federal Government has been accused of a stunning betrayal after it signed off on a Labour Migration Agreement that will see 400 temporary visa workers brought into the country to work on renewable energy transmission infrastructure at cut price wages, jeopardising the existing workforce. The Electrical Trades Union is vowing to bring the issue … Continued
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Union members at seven of Victoria’s eight universities could target open days with industrial action, including strikes, in a fresh push for fairer pay and conditions. Progress on enterprise bargaining at the University of Melbourne, Monash, Deakin, La Trobe, Swinburne, RMIT and VU has been slow, with no agreement yet on reasonable NTEU claims … Continued
