A learned reader points to significant elections for National Tertiary Education Union positions in Victoria, with state secretary Colin Long, in office for eight years, running again. Dr Long has a campaign website where he says the union “must speed up our ability to reach agreements to ensure that bargaining teams and members don’t experience fatigue.” University managements know what he means.

Dr Long is running a ticket with candidates at Deakin and Swinburne universities, and the University of Melbourne. It is backed by retiring national secretary Grahame McCulloch.