Staff at ANU, UWA and WSU are voting on proposals to vary the respective universities enterprise agreements

Managements at all three propose staff take a financial hit to preserve jobs. There are pay-rise freezes on the agenda at the Australian National University and University of Western Australia and a more clement leave-purchase proposal at Western Sydney U.

The ANU branch of the National Tertiary Education Union oppose the proposal there. At Western Sydney U, there is a unity ticket of management and the leadership of both unions, the NTEU and CPSU, on the proposal, although a grass-roots opposition campaign is vocal. At UWA where NTEU leaders worked on terms with management, the opposition “NTEU Fightback” group is calling for a no-vote.