Union members were evidently unimpressed with Brian Schmidt’s statement on the need for cuts to staff conditions (CMM yesterday)

They voted to oppose the enterprise agreement variations that go to an all-staff vote starting June 17. Casual and fixed term staff also got involved yesterday, with an open-letter to Professor Schmidt stating that they have long made sacrifices to keep the ANU show on the road.  “Casual and fixed-term staff in this university (and who make up the majority of staff across universities combined across the country) have shouldered the burden of ‘saving money’ for our higher education sector for years now.”