Articles from Australia
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Union growth 31 May 2006 Australia: Education International supports affiliate the NTEU
Education International has written to the ILO in support of Australian affiliate the NTEU. The action was prompted by the Australian Government’s Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs), legislation which constitutes a breach of ILO Conventions ratified by Australia.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 March 2006 Australia: University misses out on $1.4 million through failing to negotiate collective agreement
The University of Ballarat has forfeited $1.4 million by failing to have a new collective agreement that complies with the government’s requirements in place by 30 November last year, EI affiliate the NTEU has learned.
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Equity and inclusion 13 February 2006 Australia: WorkersOut! At Mardi gras
EI affiliate the NTEU is a member of WorkersOut! - a collective of unions and union members who identify as lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex (LGBTI) working together to raise the profile and importance of union membership across the LGBTI community.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 February 2006 Australia: Workplace Agreements erode union rights
EI affiliate the NTEU has condemned legislation identified at the 5th Conference on Higher Education and Research in December 2005, and already being implemented to undercut union rights within the higher education sector.
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Standards and working conditions 7 December 2005 Australia: Union Questions the Independence of Minister’s Teaching Institute
EI affiliate the Australian Education Union has expressed concerns about “Teaching Australia,” a national professional body announced by the government and aimed at enhancing the professional status of teachers and teaching.
Australia: Union Questions the Independence of Minister’s Teaching Institute