Advocate, Nov 2021

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Wage theft

Our universities’ dirty little secret It has taken a pandemic to expose the dirty secret at the heart of Australia’s universities: they are almost completely reliant on the work of precariously employed staff.

Dr Damien Cahill NTEU NSW Division Secretary

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ADVOCATE VOL. 28 NO. 3 ◆ NOV 2021

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Joan Hardy scholarship awarded to Geraldine Fela

Kylie Wrigley wins Carolyn Allport scholarship

The 10 amazing members nominated for NTEU Life Membership in 2021

Democracy, Social Justice and the Role of Trade Unions

National Council 2021

Vale Steve Mackey

Statement on COVID-safe workplaces

NZ tertiary institutions given 10 years to end disparity in minority pass rate

Pandemic experiences of teaching academics are critically important as universities move towards their ‘new normal’

Why universities may come to regret the costs of City Deals and private sector ‘solutions’

Short memory, they’ve got a short memory

Stop making excuses for casual conversion

Perspectives on academic freedom in Australia

Ridd Case: High Court's two cheers for academic freedom

Our right to express a political opinion is worth protecting

Wage theft: Our universities’ dirty little secret

The vagaries of casual employment

NTEU focus on casual workers

National Week ofAction for secure jobs& safe workloads

A reintroduction to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Business is Union Business in the NTEU

Impact of COVID-19 on universities

Gladstone before Glasgow

Unionists lend support after tornado hits UNE

Take Action for Equity: Bluestocking Week 2021

ACT workload tracking survey gathers evidence of unsafe practices

Senate Committee Report exposes 'deeply concerning' insecure work crisis in our sector

Monash admits to $8.6min wage theft

Benefits of regulating universities

For the common good

Reflections on leaving lockdown and the road ahead

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