National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU)

Sydney university staff to strike again for improved pay, conditions

National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Sydney are gearing up for a 24-hour strike as part of their push for an improved enterprise agreement. Jim McIlroy reports. 

Rank-and-file team contests Sydney Uni NTEU elections

Rank-and-file members of the National Tertiary Education Union at the University of Sydney have launched a ticket for the August union elections. Jim McIlroy reports.

Decolonise Sydney University: The legacies of colonialism on higher education

First Nations people have historically been excluded from Australian universities. Even so-called “sandstone universities” were built on a foundation of invasion, genocide and land theft, writes Markela Panegyres.

Western Sydney Uni NTEU takes strike action for secure jobs

Western Sydney University (WSU) and Western Sydney University College staff and supporters took strike action for job security, casuals’ rights, fair workloads, a decent pay rise and a healthy work-life balance. Kerry Smith reports.

NTEU stands firm at Sydney University

Pip Hinman spoke to members of the National Tertiary Education Union on the picket line at the University of Sydney.

Sydney Uni staff strike for secure work, better student outcomes

Unionists and students have set up picket lines at the University of Sydney in support of their claim for permanency, First Nations employment targets and reasonable workloads. Jim McIlroy reports.

Uni of Sydney staff decides on industrial action

National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Sydney have voted to strike for 48 hours on May 11–12 over work conditions. Georgie Dixon reports.

Sydney Uni staff and students reject corporatisation push

A spirited action against the commodification of education outside Sydney University’s Fisher Library heard from staff and students. Rachel Evans reports.

Unions, staff fight Sydney Uni arts faculty cuts

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney is being replaced by a new, centralised discipline structure, reports Georgie Dixon.

 

More job cuts on the way for Victorian university staff

After a year of job cuts, Federation University has just announced a restructure of its academic portfolio, which will make teaching and learning harder, John Smith reports.

Sydney University students protest cuts to gender and cultural studies

Students and staff are campaigning against the University of Sydney’s plans to move the Gender and Cultural Studies Department into the School of Social and Political Sciences. Elliott Guerrero reports.

NTEU wins right to intellectual freedom in Tim Anderson appeal

The NTEU welcomed a Federal Court decision confirming that University of Sydney staff have a legal right to be protected from disciplinary action when exercising intellectual freedom. Jeffrey Khoo reports.