By Scott Jaschik. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that the University of Chicago must recognize and negotiate with a union of part-time student workers in its library. The decision is on the narrow issue of the university's challenge to that outcome. More...
San Juan College Professors Form Union
By Colleen Flaherty. Full- and part-time instructors at San Juan College in New Mexico voted to form a union affiliated with the National Education Association, they announced last week. Eighty-seven of 128 eligible professors voted in support of unionization. More...
Formation certifiante des représentants du personnel ou syndicaux
Les représentants du personnel et les délégués syndicaux peuvent faire reconnaître les compétences acquises dans l’exercice de leurs mandats au travers d’une certification inscrite au répertoire spécifique. Plus...
Le Syndicat de la presse sociale publie un livre blanc "Contre l'illectronisme"
Afin de rendre le numérique accessible à tous, le Syndicat de la presse sociales (SPS) vient de publier un livre blanc « contre l’illectronisme ». Ce livre est le résultat d’un travail conjoint réussissant divers experts (personnel de l’ANLCI, membre de l’institut CSA et acteurs au service de l’inclusion numérique…). Plus...
Défenseur syndical : formulaires de remboursement
Le défenseur syndical est chargé d’assister et de représenter les salariés, à l’occasion d’une procédure devant le Conseil des Prud’hommes et la Cour d’appel. Plus...
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NTEU asks Murdoch Senate to act to stop legal action against Gerd Schroeder-Turk
The NTEU has formally written to the members of the Murdoch University Senate, asking it to cease the legal action that the University is taking against Associate Professor Gerd Schroeder-Turk, an established Murdoch University academic and member of the University Senate. More...
Students launch campaign to fight corporate universities
Tonight, five peak student bodies representing students across Australia will be launching the campaign Our Education in Our Hands. The National Union of Students (NUS), Council of Australian Postgraduate Students (CAPA), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Association (NATSIPA), Union of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students (UATSIS) and the Council of International Students Australia (CISA) have teamed up to advocate for a vision for higher education that serves the public interest rather than private profits. More...
Media Release: Hong Kong activists barred from speaking at ANU today
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is surprised and disappointed by the Australian National University’s last-minute decision to refuse permission for Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) General Secretary Lee Cheuk-yan and other Hong Kong democracy activists to speak at a public event at the University this afternoon. More...
Union uncovers pay discrepancies for casual staff (Advocate 26 03)
At the University of Melbourne, NTEU has uncovered widespread issues related to how casual academic staff are (and are not) being paid for marking as part of a wider campaign on the conditions for casual tutors. More...