National Tertiary Education Union
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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is an Australia
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for all higher education and university employees. It is an industry union and the only union working exclusively in the Australian university sector.
NTEU is a relatively recent union, formed out of previous university staff associations. It is generally considered to be more towards the left of the union movement, and has a high focus on self-directed membership branches and the organising model
of unionism. The NTEU often engages in organising campaigns to build its membership density.
The NTEU is not affiliated with any Australian political party.
The campaign seeks to:
Academic Freedom Watch is a site established to promote academic freedom in Australia's universities. Created by the Victorian Division, the site includes debates and articles written by high profile academics in this area.
Our TAFEs Matter is the campaign to promote Victoria's TAFE system, which is being undermined by changes in funding systems by the Victorian Government. The changes would introduce a HECS-style loan scheme, more than double student fees and reduce public TAFE funding certainty.
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Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
for all higher education and university employees. It is an industry union and the only union working exclusively in the Australian university sector.
About the NTEU
NTEU is a specialist national union solely representing staff in tertiary education. In all Australian universities, NTEU represents professional staff, academic staff, research staff, general staff, ELICOS teachers, and staff of Student Unions and university companies. In Victoria, NTEU represents TAFE general staff and all staff in Adult Education.NTEU is a relatively recent union, formed out of previous university staff associations. It is generally considered to be more towards the left of the union movement, and has a high focus on self-directed membership branches and the organising model
Organising model
The organising model, as the term refers to trade unions , is a broad conception of how those organisations should recruit, operate and advance the interests of their members...
of unionism. The NTEU often engages in organising campaigns to build its membership density.
The NTEU is not affiliated with any Australian political party.
Campaigns run by NTEU
Our Universities Matter is the major national campaign being run by NTEU, launched in 2008.The campaign seeks to:
- Achieve higher levels of government funding and better funding mechanisms.
- Protect university independence and freedom of inquiry.
- Introduce controls on excessive workloads, better job security and a competitive pay rise for university staff.
- Win a better deal for students around affordability and improved student services.
Academic Freedom Watch is a site established to promote academic freedom in Australia's universities. Created by the Victorian Division, the site includes debates and articles written by high profile academics in this area.
Our TAFEs Matter is the campaign to promote Victoria's TAFE system, which is being undermined by changes in funding systems by the Victorian Government. The changes would introduce a HECS-style loan scheme, more than double student fees and reduce public TAFE funding certainty.
Publications
The NTEU publishes:- Advocate - a monthly journal
- Australian Universities' Review - a scholarly journal (ISBN 0818-8068)
- Agenda - a women's publication
- Connect - a twice yearly publication for universityUniversityA university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
casuals - Nexus - a regular publication for NTEU members in VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
- Sentinel - a yearly publication for NTEU members in New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...