Search:

Home | Contact | Feedback

Select your State Union



join our email lists

Higher Education News by Subject

Nelson creates job insecurity 11 August 2005
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.

Australian Workplace Agreements

UNSW to slash up to 600 staff 23 August 2006
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).

Campaign Success

Union wins casual wage increase 13 June 2003
The Community Public Sector Union (CPSU) has won a 23 per cent increase in the award safety net for general staff casuals in universities and a mechanism for conversion to permanent or fixed-term status for long-term casuals.

Enterprise Bargaining

Another Pay vote for University Staff 23 December 2004
University of Newcastle agreement delivers strong work/life balance for General Staff and a 18% pay rise.

Best Uni Pay Rise 25 March 2004
The Community and Public Sector Union has reached a landmark agreement on pay and conditions for general staff at the University of Technology Sydney, UTS. The Agreement will set a new benchmark for pay outcomes in the current University Enterprise Bargaining round.

Big vote at Sydney Uni for Agreement 28 July 2004
98% of General Staff have voted to approve the new University of Sydney General Staff Agreement, which delivers a pay rise over 3 years of 18% (19.5% cumulative) plus $1,000 sign-on bonus.

CPSU Macquarie Uni vote for 19% pay rise 23 December 2004
Staff at Macquarie University yesterday voted to accept a new Enterprise Agreement that includes a 19% pay rise and 26 weeks paid parental leave for the primary carer .

Employers ask for casuals statement 23 June 2003
Last week, we reported that in principle agreement had been reached with the university employers in settlement of claims about university casuals lodged in the Commission by ourselves and the NTEU.

Freedom to Choose 09 February 2004
During their time in Government at the Federal level and in some States, the conservative political parties have championed the cause of de-unionisation, non-union agreements and individual contracts. These, they argue offer workers more flexibility and choice. They argue that unions interfere in the workplace. Well if members were ever tempted by these fictional claims then a brief look at a union agreement negotiated by the CPSU-SPSF and a non-union agreement recently before the Industrial Commission will convince them of the benefits of union membership.

Haggler's form guide - Higher Ed 15 May 2002
Federal Women's Industrial Officer, Sue Hammond, provides a guide for Higher Education members and delegates on national wage trends and agreement outcomes

More University Pay rises 14 January 2005
After 18 months of negotiation, a new General Staff Enterprise Agreement has been agreed between UWS and the CPSU/PSA. The agreement will shortly go to a ballot - it is being conducted by the university.

NSW: Sydney University Pay Negotiations 22 April 2003
Negotiations between the University and unions for a new agreement are progressing slowly and the CPSU is concerned that the University is yet to make a pay offer.

Safety net award for three universities 07 June 2002
General staff in three Western Australian universities (Curtin, Edith Cowan and Murdoch) are about to get their own safety net award following a decision by Senior Deputy President Duncan of the Federal Commission.

Sydney Uni members 04 February 2004
A landmark enterprise bargaining agreement which sets new industry standards has been reached between the University of Sydney and the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) (SPSF Branch), with members to receive a $1000 sign on bonus on top of a competitive 19.4% payrise. This means the University of Sydney will be the first to sign an agreement since the Federal Government�s interference in Enterprise Bargaining last year.

Union slams University 'threats' 24 September 2003
The Union covering non-teaching General Staff in Australian universities, the CPSU, has called an urgent national conference of its University union delegates, to plan a national campaign against the joint announcement by Tony Abbott and Brendan Nelson, on university funding and industrial relations.

General Staff Recognition

Senate report slams Higher Ed Bill 07 November 2003
The CPSU-SPSF, the union that represents higher education general staff, is calling on the four independent Federal senators to reject the Federal Government�s proposed higher education Bills following today�s (Friday) release of a Senate Inquiry Report.

Stop the blackmail says education union 13 May 2003
The Community and Public Sector Union, the CPSU, the Union covering General Staff at all Australian Universities has called on State Labor Education Ministers not to cooperate with the Federal Government�s agenda in Higher Education.

Industrial Action

Govt gags debate on Education changes 16 October 2003
The Howard Government today gagged debate and voted down amendments proposed by Labor that would have made the Government�s higher education legislation fairer, more sustainable and averted further industrial action by university staff.

Higher Ed changes 19 May 2003
Students And Families Hit With Higher Fees, More Debt Jenny Macklin - Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Education, Employment, Training and Science

No play no money: Feds to Uni's 29 April 2005
Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews today (Friday) told Universities what they will have to do in regard to industrial relations in order to continue to receive Federal Government funding.

NSW Public Sector

ADFA Agreement delivers strong work/life 11 August 2003
Australian Manufacturing Worker Union (AMWU) and Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) members at the Australian Defence Force Academy Canberra (ADFA) have voted to approve an enterprise agreement with a range of work/life initiatives. This is the second agreement finalised in the current round of University bargaining negotiations

Trade Union movement

University report a sham says Union 26 February 2003
The CPSU-SPSF, has called on the Government to publicly release the � Crossroads� Higher Education report.

UNIVERSITIES

Bradley Review 18 December 2008
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.

Nelson refuses to budge on uni blackmail 18 November 2003
The union covering university general staff throughout Australia today criticised the Federal Governments refusal to back down on linking more than $400 million in university funding to non-union pay deals

University General Staff

ALP releases higher education policy 24 July 2003
The ALP has released it's higher education policy entitled: Aim Higher: Learning, Training and Better Jobs for More Australians. Below is an overview. Go to http://www.alp.org.au/ for the full policy.

ALP says no to uni fee hike 07 July 2003
A media statement by Simon Crean - Leader of the Opposition and Jenny Macklin - Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Education, Employment and Training media statement on higher education reform.

CPSU applauds Fed Govt's backdown 05 December 2003
The Community and Public Sector Union, today (Fri Dec 5) welcomed the senates rejection of the higher education workplace relations requirements but is disappointed in the decision to allow student fee increases and the removal of student and staff representation on university councils.

Current funding stunts growth: AVCC 04 April 2003
Australia�s universities need to be funded on a �fit for purpose� basis so that they can truly meet the demands placed on them by the community, business and industry sectors, a major higher education conference was told today.

General Staff on Campus will suffer 10 June 2004
Sydney University drops Nursing and its Orange Campus drops Rural Management courses and confirms the CPSU�s predictions that University of Sydney staff will suffer.

Higher Ed Inquiry Chairs statement 10 November 2003
Media Statement - 7 November 2003 Senate inquiry report into the Government Higher education legislation, "Hacking Australia's Future: Threats to institutional autonomy, academic freedom and students choice in Australian higher education", released Friday, 7 Nov, 2003.

Higher Ed draft guidelines released 05 November 2003
According to an article in today's Australian, and the Education Minister Brendan Nelson's website, guidelines supporting the higher education legislation were provided to universities on Monday for comment.

Macklin slams university fee hike 04 April 2003
John Howard's deception regarding the deregulation of university fees has been exposed by a newspaper report.

Uni of NSW sign 12.6% 3 year agreement 26 May 2003
CPSU/PSA UNSW members at UNSW have endorsed a new three-year enterprise agreement. Industrial Officer Andrew Holland reports.

Union calls for higher ed funding boost 13 February 2003
The federal union which covers support and general staff of higher educational institutions throughout the country has called on the Federal Government to immediately increase funding for universities.

Unions and students fight higher ed cuts 10 March 2003
The union is taking part in an alliance of education sector groups taking a united stance against higher education cutbacks.

Vice-chancellor objects to Uni IR moves 24 September 2003
Professor Gavin Brown, the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney issued the following statement:

Where's Causley on student union fees? 10 August 2005
The union covering student union staff at Southern Cross University, the Community & Public Sector Union, was hopeful that reported lobbying and meetings in the lead-up to the sitting of Federal Parliament would help diffuse the menace of proposed Volountary Student Unionism legislation.

Working families worst hit by higher ed 25 November 2003
A delegate from the union covering all non-academic staff in universities, the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), Ms Lorraine Fordham, today urged the four Independent Senators to reject the Federal Government�s proposed Higher Education Bill when it is debated in the senate this week.

parental leave

Mat Leave for Uni Casuals 12 September 2001
The Community and Public Sector Union has started cases to give parental leave to long-term casual general staff in Universities.

salaries

CPSU vindicated on General Staff award 23 November 2001
The Federal Commission this week brought down a decision on salaries and classifications for Higher Education General and Salaried Staff (HEGSS) which vindicated the CPSU�s long standing position on the matter.

[ Full News Archive | View Higher Education News by Date | View Higher Education News by Subject ]


		Home \|Sitemap \| Contact \| Feedback \| Disclaimer \| Privacy Statement \| Make us your Homepage

© 2001 Community & Public Sector Union - State Public Services Federation (CPSU-SPSF) - National Office

http://www.cpsu-spsf.asn.au/latest_news/higher_ed/bysubject_index.html
Last Modified: 06 Jan 2009

Site proudly designed and engineered by Social Change Online