Well done to the @nteunion.bsky.social bargaining team on your efforts at #UniCanberra this year. Looking forward to a big 2026! Not providing standalone reproductive health leave seems like a weird hill to die on... We'll keep pushing! ✊

It can be hard to know what to say in times like this, or whether to say anything at all. To @nteunion.bsky.social members, look to your union values for guidance. And to Australia's Jewish community, nobody deserves to feel as you do now, and you have my support.

The Federal Government has an opportunity to start things off by making #ANU an exemplar of good governance. Unlike other universities governed under state or territory legislation, the ANU Act is at the Commonwealth level. @nteunion.bsky.social

Earlier this week, we were thrilled to have Millan Pintos-Lopez, our @nteunion.bsky.social National Vice-President (Professional Staff) and NTEU #ANU Branch President, over at ##UniCanberra to be part of developing our professional staff claims for UC bargaining. ✊

Senate report out this week. If you work in higher ed, come along to the @nteunion.bsky.social's briefing on Friday. Warning: if you're not already a member, you're going to get asked to join at www.nteu.au/join. Save time - join now! 😆✊ nteu.info/snapbriefing

This is quite an achievement. Comrades Lina, Khalid & Annto have pulled together scores of stories & experiences for the #DemosJournal Special Issue: '110 days: ANU Gaza Solidarity Encampment'. Proud of the role of @nteunion.bsky.social in this important part of #ANU history. ✊🍉☮️

Across the country universities are walking back forced redundancies, as they slowly recognise what we all know - forced redundancies do lasting damage to culture & reputation, and to people. But MQ hasn't got the message. Send a letter to support #MacquarieUni staff. ✊

More recognition of the impact of @nteunion.bsky.social members in recent times. 💜 Fantastic to see @alisonbarnes.bsky.social, our National President, recognised on this list - which is also a recognition of the collective influence of thousands of NTEU members. ✊

Well done Sarah Roberts, @nteunion.bsky.social Monash members and the @nteuvictoria.bsky.social team! ✊️

Tuesday’s Stop Work at UTS made our power impossible to ignore. Because UTS members took action, the VC has already scaled back parts of his cuts and backed away from some of his extreme proposals.  But big problems remain. We’ve shown what we can win. Now we keep the pressure on 👉 nteu.au/join

More positive this week, but concerns remain - and many difficult topics are still to come. Looking forward to meeting with @nteunion.bsky.social members at #UniCanberra today! ✊💜

"It is difficult to think of other circumstances where individuals can cause so much damage, to both people and institutions, and be so richly rewarded." - @nteunion.bsky.social's @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social Where is #ANU Council accountability for this golden handshake?

Former #ANU Vice-Chancellor, Genevieve Bell, will receive remuneration of more than half a million a year for the next five years - despite taking 12 months off. For context, that's more than ANU hoped to 'save' annually by disestablishing the School of Music. 🫠 @nteunion.bsky.social

Good leadership examples in the higher education sector are few and far between, so I'm glad there is acknowledgement of what we all know already. @nteunion.bsky.social members have been a powerful force in recent times, due in no small part to Dr Alison Barnes' inspired leadership. ✊

One year ago today, ANU staff resoundingly defeated a proposed variation to the ANU Agreement. Union members led this campaign to defend better pay for all ANU staff. If you're not a member, we need you with us to take on more and bigger challenges, together. nteu.au/join

Tamara is a legend. One of many @nteunion.bsky.social members at #UniCanberra determined to improve working conditions through enterprise bargaining. ✊ Staff working conditions are student learning conditions.

Solidarity with @nteunion.bsky.social members from #UniNewcastle who are taking their strike to Sydney. While UoN bigwigs toast 60 yrs of UoN in Parliament, they're also cutting hundreds of jobs & starting Fair Work processes which would allow them to bypass negotiating with staff. #shame

Staff at #UniCanberra have been through a lot in recent years. 5 VCs in 14 months amid a governance crisis, 200+ job losses, workloads stretched to cover the losses. @nteunion.bsky.social says staff deserve better than cuts to entitlements. UC staff should be valued, supported & respected.

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Still early days, and there were some constructive decisions, but disappointing that #UniCanberra has proposed removing key job security provisions in their Agreement. These conditions have been won by @nteunion.bsky.social members in previous rounds of bargaining, and have led to secure jobs.

Day One of #UniCanberra bargaining is in the books and, according to Katie and Denise, it's going to be a long road. If you want to ensure that UC staff are valued, supported, and respected - the best way is to become an @nteunion.bsky.social member at www.nteu.au/join. ✊

Our @nteunion.bsky.social Bargaining Team this morning preparing to go into negotiations at #UniCanberra! 💜✊💜✊

Looking forward to bargaining at #UniCanberra with the @nteunion.bsky.social dream team - Craig, Bethany, Katie, Denise and Luke! ✊

This is fantastic. Well done to @nteunion.bsky.social members at #CurtinUni! 👏✊ @nteuwa.bsky.social

While #ANU was sacking staff due to a "financial crisis", they were also investing in weapons manufacturers. The rest of the world lamented the breakdown of a ceasefire in Gaza, but ANU saw an opportunity to make a quick buck. Unconscionable. @nteunion.bsky.social

What is cultural safety? And how do we achieve it at our Universities? @nteunion.bsky.social is hosting an identified-only meeting for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff at ACT universities. Register at bit.ly/culturalsafe.... To find out more, email us at [email protected]. ✊

Well done to all of the @nteunion.bsky.social Branch Committee members and newly endorsed Delegates at #UniCanberra on their work on this. 👏 We're about to start bargaining & workloads are a huge issue. There is a lot of concern that any UC Block Model would make them worse. 👎

A great opportunity to benchmark psychosocial health across all universities is the Australian University Census on Staff Wellbeing. @nteunion.bsky.social's Gabe Gooding (and 🐕🐕) explains why it's important, and how you can help. Complete the survey at nteu.info/census. ✊

We're hearing from HSRs at the #UnionsACT WHS Conference today - including Russell, a great @nteunion.bsky.social HSR at #ANU. If you're at a University, there is still time to contribute on benchmarking staff wellbeing at nteu.info/census. ✊ #WHS

Solidarity with #QUT staff. ✊ Well done to @nteunion.bsky.social members in Queensland standing up against job cuts and broken university governance. 👏

Congratulations to members at University of Newcastle for standing up and taking strike action today for safe workloads, job security and fair pay. Education is a right, not a business, and hardworking staff deserve to be treated with respect. Join the campaign today: nteu.au/join

We're taking this show on the road! 🚗 A great privilege for Millan and I to have been invited to speak at #UTS on the @nteunion.bsky.social campaign against job cuts at #ANU. ✊ Our solidarity to all facing pernicious job cuts. Link: actionnetwork.org/events/chang...

Solidarity to @nteunion.bsky.social comrades at #ACU. Striking is a last resort. But when a millionaire VC gets a 5.8% pay rise, and then staff doing the front-line work to achieve ACU's mission get offered 2.5%, staff should be congratulated for standing up for themselves and their university. ✊

This damning report is really worth reading and the language of the authors’ criticism of uni executives and their failure to acknowledge the governance crisis is uncharacteristically strong.

MAJOR UNION WIN 🥳 The federal government will implement a new set of university governance principles to strengthen accountability, transparency and public trust following recommendations from the Expert Council on University Governance. Read more: nteu.info/majorwin @alisonbarnes.bsky.social

Strike at Australian Catholic University today and Branch President Dr Leah Kaufmann decries the largesse enjoyed by executives while staff are denied fair pay and working conditions. New deal for staff now! www.nteu.au/News_Article... #HigherEducation #HigherEd

Solidarity with #ACU staff on strike tomorrow. I'll be at the online action with @nteunion.bsky.social members from the Signadou campus in Canberra. ✊️ Time for ACU leadership to value ACU staff!

This relates to casual professional staff penalty rates, which were discussed in bargaining talks in 2022/3 including a then-DVC and the then-CPO. If that level of #UniCanberra is aware of the problem, and staff were still being underpaid, it's a governance issue. @nteunion.bsky.social

Look, hear me out, that could be *anyone's* dog... 😆 But seriously, a great chance to connect with colleagues at the end of Semester at #UniCanberra. See you there! ✊🎃

It's always 'inevitable' and 'the only option' until workers join forces. Truly inspiring to see how @nteunion.bsky.social has stood firm against the vandalism inflicted on the Australian National University and stopped the worst from happening. #TheresPowerInAUnion indeed!

The @nteunion.bsky.social has endorsed this nationwide event, and we'll be there for the Canberra march on Sunday. Meet at Civic and looking for the purple flags! ✊

What a team of champions. ✊ Incredibly proud of everything @nteuact.bsky.social has achieved in a difficult but successful year! 👏

Today is the 1-year anniversary of Renew ANU. @nteunion.bsky.social members at #ANU have worked together, and: 🟣 The VC has resigned 🟣 We've saved 160 involuntary job losses. Today, ANU Council considers our petition to dismiss the Chancellor. My recent op-ed outlines why they should.

If you're at #UniCanberra and have ever felt that things can be better, this is your chance to be part of making it a reality. A better UC is possible with @nteunion.bsky.social members working collectively together. If you're not yet a member, join today at www.nteu.au/join. ✊

"I am still waiting to see any sign that the CASS Dean can repair relationships, demonstrate she has listened, or change course." The last vestiges of Renew ANU are still with us. @nteunion.bsky.social wants to see CASS restructuring end & #ANU cultural change.

Much attention has been on ANU but the governance crisis is broad and deep across the sector. Close scrutiny needs to be applied *everywhere*. This is shameful from UTS management.

As much as we applaud @nteunion.bsky.social members exercising their HSR rights to protect their colleagues in the workplace, it should never have been necessary at #ANU.

The university employers association has said they are coming after members' hard-won redundancy provisions, and have again refused to take responsibility for their systemic wage theft. They are going to find out that they will have a fight on their hands. Join today at nteu.au/join

Thanks Dr Brandy Cochrane for making yourself available for this! 🙏✊ This will be an important discussion for #UniCanberra staff to hear about the benefits & pitfalls of the Block Model. @nteunion.bsky.social will also discuss protecting ourselves during bargaining. ✊

Realistically, we need to change both the Chancellor *and* the current broken system of governance at #ANU.