If student unions score so poorly, is it time for universities to dip their hands in their pockets to fund a new NUS International Students' Officer?
My response to last week’s National Student Survey results focused on question 26, which is generally ignored by everyone but is actually the question which always seems to score the lowest results of all. More...
UK universities brace for strike action in pensions dispute
The University and College Union (UCU) said it had rejected an offer by the employers, represented by Universities UK (UUK), to swap limited increases in staff pension contributions for a two-year bar on strike action. More...
Union Shake-Up in California
Livre blanc "contre l'illectronisme"
Le Syndicat de la presse sociale a créé en septembre 2018 un Laboratoire d’idées pour lutter contre l’illectronisme afin d'appeler les décideurs du monde digital à un travail citoyen sur les critères d’accessibilité des sites Internet. Plus...
Australian Unions Safe At Work Survey
Everyone has a right to a safe workplace and to arrive home at the end of the working day. Yet every week four people are killed and thousands more seriously injured in Australian workplaces. More...
NTEU submission to Assistant Professor Review
This morning the NTEU has sent its submission to the University of Canberra Independent Review of the Contingent Continuing Employment 2019, which is examining the Assistant Professor Scheme. This submission has been informed by the experience of Enterprise Bargaining throughout 2018/9 and, more recently, a survey of current and former Assistant Professors (21 June-1 July) followed by an Open Meeting on 2 July. More...
Cambridge teaching staff to protest over insecure work during open days
Casual contracts causing extreme levels of personal and financial hardship, union claims. More...
Trinity College could face boycott over pension scheme pullout
Cambridge University’s wealthiest college is facing a crucial vote that could keep it on a collision course with academics and unions over its decision to abandon the national university pension scheme. More...
Statement on John Setka
National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) condemns all forms of violence. The scale of domestic and family violence in Australia is a national crisis. Unions have been at the forefront of campaigns to support survivors of domestic violence and abuse including access to services and provision of paid leave, as has been won by NTEU members in our sector. NTEU therefore supports the statement made by Sally McManus and the position of the ACTU in relation to Mr Setka. More...
NTEU is moving from plastic to digital membership cards
NTEU is moving from plastic to digital membership cards. Digital cards are more secure, more convenient, more environmentally friendly and do not have expiry dates.
Your digital card will be your proof of membership. It will be accessible from our Member Advantage website and you can use it access your NTEU member benefits. More...