National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members at all University of Newcastle (UON) campuses will strike for 24 hours on Wednesday 21 September, following exhaustive efforts in Enterprise Bargaining to progress claims centred on job security, safe working conditions and fair pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two weeks ago, NTEU members at the Callaghan, City, and Central Coast campuses voted overwhelmingly to escalate industrial action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNegotiations with UON management for have dragged on for more than a year,\u201d said NTEU Newcastle Branch Vice-President, Associate Professor Terry Summers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur members are disappointed by a lack of movement on key issues such as safe workloads, a fair pay offer and job security. Staff are now taking action to defend the excellent higher education that we are committed to provide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLast year, despite the University making a record surplus of $185 million, hundreds of colleagues were impacted by job cuts. Most staff at UON are employed casually or on short-term contracts. Job insecurity makes it harder for staff to provide the quality of education our students and our community deserve. We need protections against job cuts and improved pathways to more secure jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause of these cuts, we have fewer staff being asked to do more with less. These staff are already overworked. This impacts quality of education and research. We need improved leave rights and enforceable protections against overwork and unreasonable working hours to improve work-life balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe also need fair pay to recognise UON\u2019s strong financial position, productivity gains and the escalating cost of living pressures. Staff must be paid for all hours worked and have protections to stop rampant wage theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday\u2019s action is a further expression of the NTEU\u2019s desire to deliver fair enterprise agreements for all staff,\u201d added Associate Professor Summers. \u201cMembers want management to work with us to deliver new Enterprise Agreements for all staff that acknowledge our excellent work with fair working conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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