Deakin Staff vote no to Deakin management’s proposed ‘agreement’
The NTEU Deakin Branch is pleased to announce that Deakin staff have voted no to Deakin’s proposed enterprise agreement.
NTEU Deakin Branch
Vote No to Deakin management’s subpar offer!
Deakin management have taken the extraordinary step to attempt to push through a non-union agreement. It’s time to say NO!
You Voted Yes! Deakin NTEU Branch Wins the Protected Action Ballot
We won! Protected industrial will bring management back to the bargaining table!
Management rejects WFH rights. Help us win them! Vote YES in tomorrow’s PABO
Members have been reporting that managers across the university are beginning to compel staff to return to campus beyond what is required for a given role or for spurious reasons.
Working from home under threat at Deakin and what you can do about it
Management isn’t enaging with our WFH claims in current bargaining and professional staff report unsafe and unfair return-to-campus directions.
Bargaining update #6: Management offers a pay cut and more hours, we vote for industrial action
On 14 March 23, the Deakin NTEU bargaining team met with management to continue our negotiations for a new enterprise agreement. We remain significantly apart on a range of issues. Management’s offers are entirely unsatisfactory.
Bargaining update #5: Managment stalls and obfuscates, we call for industrial action
Deakin NTEU bargaining team met with management to discuss our claims for a new enterprise agreement.
You will have received a bargaining update on 13/2/24. Several of their claims, including reference to the union’s position, are simply not true. Other points obscure the truth.
Bargaining Update #4: Academic Workloads, De-Causalisation and Work De-Intensification
We discussed our proposed changes to the Enterprise Agreement to improve the working conditions and rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers.
Conciliation meeting at FWC regarding our casual wage theft claim
Today we went to The Fair Work Commission for a conciliation meeting with the University regarding our casual wage theft claim. Our position reflects the experience and knowledge of Deakin Staff members, as evidenced by an open letter sent to our Vice Chancellor, Professor Iain… Read More »Conciliation meeting at FWC regarding our casual wage theft claim
Respectful Work Arragements for Invasion Day: A disappointing response from our Vice Chancellor
In the leadup to the public holiday this week the NTEU Deakin Branch reached out to the Vice Chancellor, Iain Martin asking his support to allow all staff to substitute this public holiday for another suitable day, agreed with their line manager. We are disappointed… Read More »Respectful Work Arragements for Invasion Day: A disappointing response from our Vice Chancellor