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Higher Education
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 Bradley Review
The largest general staff union in Australian universities, the CPSU, today urged the Federal government to reject recommendations by the Bradley Review of Higher Education for the introduction of a student voucher experiment. | 18 December 2008 [ full story ]
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UNSW to slash up to 600 staff
A proposal to cut up to one quarter of general staff employed at UNSW will have a crippling effect on New South Wales’ second largest university, according to outraged members of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU). | 23 August 2006 [ full story ]
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Nelson creates job insecurity
The Federal Government’s “Higher Education Workplace Productivity Program” will damage relations between universities and staff by creating job insecurity. It also opened the door to nepotism and patronage, the Universities’ general staff union said today. | 11 August 2005 [ full story ]
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| HIGHER EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS |
Universities and the Election
As Mark Latham announced ALP University Policy this week, David Carey the Federal Secretary of the CPSU SPSF, the union for University General Staff today urged University Members of the CPSU not to forget the last few years of Howard Government policy for Universities. | 07 October 2004 [ full story ]
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STUDY FINDS CASUAL STAFF SEEK GREATER SECURITY
A recent study by University of New South Wales academic, Dr. Anne Junor, "What Explains the Employment Mode of Preferences of Casual University Employees?" has found that the majority of casual general staff would prefer more permanent and secure forms of employment. | 20 January 2004 [ full story ]
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Naked Berliners protest university cuts
Agence France Presse is reporting that dozens of naked Berlin students have braved freezing temperatures to streak through the centre of the German capital to protest at plans to cut spending for universities. | 08 December 2003 [ full story ]
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| HIGHER EDUCATION AWARDS |
University General Staff Awards
There are three general Awards that set the Basic Conditions of Employment for University General Staff. Current Pay Rates and Conditions, on top of these basic Awards are also set by the Enterprise Agreements for General Staff at each University. | 02 October 2003 [ full story ]
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UNE General Staff Award
The UNE General Staff Award is available on line (in pdf format) at
http://www.une.edu.au/personnel/pols-awards2.html
CPSU UNE Office Hours: 8-4 Tuesday and Wednesday, plus as required. | 26 February 2002 [ full story ]
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