Just before Christmas the university took a huge hit when it put an enterprise bargaining offer to staff that campus unions opposed – the no majority in the vote was 75 per cent

“We will engage further with our staff early next year as we consider the next steps,” VC Alex Zelinsky responded.

But it appears union members don’t feel especially engaged. National Tertiary Education Union members are voting today on industrial action – notably over pay. The union is calling for a wage rise in the new agreement, “in line with sector norms and rising inflation.”

Management’s proposed pay offer last year was 9.5 per cent across the three year agreement