Western Sydney University is on the verge of signing a “historic” union agreement to move 25 per cent of its casual workforce into permanent jobs. The new enterprise agreement, expected to be signed off in coming days, will give the ...

Tensions between the NTEU and RMIT have intensified after the union claimed the university threatened it with legal action following the branch’s decision to encourage staff not to undertake unpaid labour for 11 days in August.  The rift between the ...

With the new government’s Universities Accord process underway, higher education leaders are calling for equity, insecure work and wage theft to be prioritised in the new reform era.  Speaking at the Universities Australia gala on July 6, Federal Education Minister ...

Eleven universities across the country have been flagged and are being investigated by the Fair Work Ombudsman for potential wage theft, with the NTEU saying some casual staff could be owed up to tens of thousands. In a letter sent ...

Staff from Western Sydney University (WSU) have gone on strike over insecure work conditions and better wages. On Tuesday, hundreds of students and full-time and casual staff gathered around the Parramatta South campus after pay negotiations stalled between the union ...

Sydney University staff fronted the picket lines once again yesterday in an historic strike to advance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff rights.   This marks the third staff strike in the last two weeks. According to National Tertiary Education Union ...

New figures have highlighted the increased casualisation of Victoria's higher education workforce as staff in major NSW universities prepare for industrial action. Data tabled in the state parliament shows over one-third of academics employed in Victorian universities are casual, with ...

Sydney University staff and students are set to strike over academic job security and working conditions after the union says management failed to respond to its proposals. On Wednesday, people from all walks of university life will be at the ...

A major veterinary teaching hospital has been referred to workplace regulators after the union alleged "extreme" health and safety concerns for staff and animals. Staff at Murdoch University's Animal Hospital are experiencing thoughts of self-harm and have reported car accidents ...

The federal government's university funding changes have been a key driver behind Australia's record inflation rate according to the ABS, prompting union calls to increase academics' wages. New ABS data shows that during this year's March quarter university costs rose ...