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Union News – 17/05/12

In the news this week: – Phoenix Cleaning goes into liquidation – BHP Billiton chairman calls for an overhaul of Australia’s industrial relations framework – Unions in New South Wales launch workers compensation campaign – Thousands protest for education in … Continue reading

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What’s the real cost of cutting jobs in the Public Service?

When governments are looking to cut costs, those working in Public Service are often the first with their heads on the proverbial chopping block. With so much knowledge and skills lost every this happens, how much is this attitude costing … Continue reading

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Universities under pressure and workers get the squeeze

The Australian National University in Canberra has slated 140 jobs to go in an attempt to cut university expenditures by forty million dollars, including twenty-five million dollar reduction in staffing. To discuss the impact of this on staff at the … Continue reading

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Tute cutts, the SSAF and funding models at the University of Adelaide

The tertiary education sector is in a state of flux. As we heard earlier (see below) from Jeannie Ray from the National Tertiary Education Union there has been has been an ongoing back and forth between universities, staff and the government, … Continue reading

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