Join TEU recruitment leaflet

TEU - your community Hi, my name’s Ariana. I’m a general staff tertiary education worker and member of the new Tertiary Education Union. I’d like you to consider joining the TEU this year:

1. you’ll earn more at a unionised workplace

Each year the TEU wins pay rises for our members. Statistics show that where workplaces are well unionised salaries are higher.

2. you’re more likely to get equal pay

TEU is campaigning to bring women’s pay into line with that of men. Many TEU members are women. Equal pay and employment for tertiary education staff means better jobs for all these workers – men and women.

3. you get more holidays and leave

Thanks to the TEU workers in universities,institutes of technology and polytechnics have significantly better leave entitlements than New Zealand minimums.

4. you can help keep our tertiary education system public TEU campaigns for public ownership and control of our tertiary education system so it benefits all New Zealand staff and students, not just those who want to make a privatised profit off tax pay funded services.

TEU

Te Hautū Kahurangi o Aotearoa

nationally we have real strength and credibility

Because we work in the tertiary sector, we know what the issues are and, like you, we’ve got a good idea what the solutions are too. We just need your support to make it happen.

The TEU is a new union for all staff; everybody who works in tertiary education, including polytechnics, teacher education, universities, wananga and private training institutions, REAPs and OTEPs.

We are a new name but we’ve been around a long time, winning higher pay, fairer holidays and safer working conditions.

We are a democratic organisation and we stand up together for what you believe in.

workload

High quality education for our students and world leading reaserch takes time and people, and workloads continue to increase. We need to invest in new staff, as well as keeping the great workers we already have.

fair pay for general staff

General staff need a pay system that recognises the skills, experience and loyalty we bring to our institution. The current system doesn’t yet treat people fairly.

security of employment

In today’s economic situation tertiary institutions should be gauranteeing their workers the protection of stable, permanent positions. People who have worked here in real, long-term jobs should not be kept in causal or fixed term employment.

Because we are stronger together Together we are a stronger voice for all tertiary education workers and the important role we play for students and the wider community.

We believe in working hard for the students in our institutions, and being respected and paid fairly for that work.

We believe in a high quality, public education system that that gives everyone a chance, and helps to build a strong economy and strong communities.

We are part of the New Zealand union movement and we believe in working people working together to make things fairer and better for everyone.

to join, or to find out more:

teu@teu.ac.nz, 0800 276 348 or www.teu.ac.nz

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