There’s sniping in enterprise bargaining

Last week National Tertiary Education Union members imposed rolling work bans on specific tasks, using Zoom, meeting with managers and so-on.

To which management responded that staff participating in the bans, are not to attend work for the duration of the participation and must apply for leave without pay.

Management’s instruction also covers academics who tell students in class why the union is taking industrial action.

The response will likely be strikes in the new year.

While the professional staff restructure rolls-on

Back in September management proposed 78 redundancies, abolishing 52 vacant jobs and ending 15 fixed term positions when they conclude,  plus changes to admin locations, reporting lines and titles for people in 900 or so other roles (CMM September 16).

Now the final plan is in and it includes 48 redundancies and 36 fixed term jobs to end. Otherwise all is largest as was for headcounts, however the university is keen to make clear that it listened, there are changes identified in the final plan’s 22 pages of comments and responses.