La Trobe U union members have backed a local version of the national deal for job protections, in exchange for temporary cuts to wages/conditions

LT U VC John Dewar was one of four VCs who negotiated the accord and has argued-hard for its adoption at LT U.

National Tertiary Education Union members voting were 73 per cent in favour. The proposal will amend the university’s enterprise agreement and still has to be adopted by all staff.  A union-member yes makes this more likely – proposals sponsored by managements and unions are generally adopted in university-wide ballots. 

 National Tertiary Education Union members at U Tasmania have voted for a local version of the national accord, including union oversight of university savings, a key union requirement, rejected by numerous vice chancellors.

With 64 per cent of NTEU members voting, the yes vote was carried 428 to 38.

The proposal, which would vary the university’s enterprise agreement now goes to an all-staff ballot.

With the university proposing a major academic programme restructure it appears union members saw the accord as providing extra protections (CMM March 11).