Curtin University has struck a deal with the National Tertiary Education Union. The heads of an enterprise agreement was reached weeks and union members at the university have approved terms in principle back but it has taken time to deal with detail. However CMM hears staff are now being told terms. Key parts of the agreement are:

* $1550 pay increase plus 4.7 per cent over four years. This translate to 5.4% for higher paid people to 7.9 % for other staff

* 17% superannuation for all fixed term staff from 2021

* 17% superannuation for all part-time staff, not just people workin 0.5 FTE

* in a big achievement for the union existing committee reviews of misconduct/unsatisfactory performance remain. These are given up at other universities.

Overall this is a good outcome for the union, which now has agreements with UWA and Edith Cowan and one to come at Curtin U. The union will be quick to point out that three university managements in the west were able to reach agreement with the same negotiators Murdoch U has fought so hard.