News archive
Tuesday 25 October 2022
Two things. Firstly - download, print and distribute our new flyer with a bargaining update on it here. Secondly - check out the new Campaign Materials section of the website! It has Zoom and PowerPoint backgrounds, email footers, out of office replies and more for anyone to use.
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Last Wednesday several hundred staff from all corners of UQ met with the bargaining team to discuss progress of our log-of-claims. The lively discussion covered too many topics to report in detail (a full report is here) but in short, the overall message was a lack of progress on job security, safe workloads and a real pay rise. There was lots of discussion around excessive workloads for professional and academic staff with reported cases of actual physical and mental health impacts occurring. To date management have failed to offer a solution that addresses lack of recognition, job insecurity and lack of career paths for long-term casuals.
The pay offer put by management, less the cost of our claims and less the cost of management claims, potentially totals less than 10% between 1 July 2021 and early 2025.
The UQ staff at this meeting resolved to continue to take industrial action until significant and across the board progress is achieved on our log of claims, particularly around casual conversions, workload and pay claims.
We plan to make our voices heard across the state next with a rally on Thursday at King George Square at 1pm. If travelling in from the St Lucia campus, please meet at the UQ Lakes bus stop at around 12.15pm – remember to wear your red t-shirt!
NTEU UQ Branch Enterprise Bargaining Campaign Committee
(This campaign committee has members from all employment types and across all faculties. Please email dcallaghan@nteu.org.au if you wish to join the campaign committee.)
Friday 14 October 2022
Members at Griffith Nathan campus came together to talk about how Management isn't coming to the party when it comes to bargaining - and a reminder to come to the stop-work / rally next Thursday, 1pm at South Bank.
Wednesday 12 October 2022
Please check the 'events' page for updated info on our upcoming all staff meeting and rally-strike.
Monday 10 October 2022
Read the latest update from your bargaining team here.
Wednesday 5 October 2022
An update from our friends at QUT: "Members at QUT turned out for a half-hour stop work outside the room where bargaining was happening to let management know what they expected. There were some speeches and some superb chanting that could have made it through the thickest of walls." There's some good reporting on the action and their industrial campaign by the QUT student publication.
Wednesday 28 September 2022
Please add these two new events to your calendar. On Wednesday 12 October there will be an ALL STAFF MEETING in Building 50, Room T103 at the St Lucia campus. Non union members are welcome to attend! If you are unable to attend in person, you can register for Zoom attendance here. Then on Thursday 20 October there will be an ALL UNIVERSITIES RALLY & STRIKE at 1pm in South Bank. Click here to download and share the leaflet advertising these two upcoming events.
Wednesday 21 September 2022
Photo of our picket line this morning! To have your strike photos/videos featured here please send them 'em in to uq@nteu.org.au.
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Photos from today's rally! Thanks to all who came, and see you on the picket line tomorrow at 8am, on the corner of Sir Fred Schonell Drive and Coldridge Street!
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Please read and share this important report on wage theft by our UQ Casuals' Caucus.
Monday 19 September 2022
Following our successful action on 1 September, we've called a one-day strike for this Wednesday as part of our campaign for secure jobs, safe workloads and a real pay rise.
Management have asked how serious we are about securing an Enterprise Agreement this year. Let's show them!
Remember, ahead of Wednesday's strike, we're holding a rally on campus from midday tomorrow (Tuesday 20 September 2022). NTEU members are able to take industrial action from midday to 1pm to attend. Those who haven't yet joined are invited to attend during their lunch break. Please join us in your red NTEU t-shirts (or any other red shirt your can find!)
On the day of the strike, there is an in-person picket out the front of the university on the corner of Sir Fred Schonell Drive and Coldridge Street from 8am. And for those striking at home come along to an online picket from 10am - Register here.
Ban on responding to enquiries
This week, members can also apply a ban on responding to enquiries (see our FAQ for more info on applying this ban).
Last week's ban on attending meetings with managers has been lifted.
Our handy FAQ also contains some useful information for taking protected industrial action: Download this FAQ about industrial action at UQ.
As always, industrial action is more effective when we tell our colleagues and students why we're taking it!
Please put up this poster in your work area today!
We'll be maintaining our morning flag-waving and handing out flyers to promote our rally. Please consider helping out - even it If you can spare some time of a morning this week to help fly our flags, please get in touch: uq@nteu.org.au.
Finally, please make sure to click attending on and share our Facebook events (links above), and post any strike photos you've taken up there as well. Cheers!
Tuesday 13 September 2022
Facebook events are now up for our rally and strike next Tuesday and Wednesday! Also, feel free to use this graphic to advertise Tuesday's rally (just right click and "save image as").
Sunday 11 September 2022
Hi folks, click here or on the image below for a PDF of the leaflet for our upcoming strike and
rally on 20-21 September! Perfect for your cubicle, door, staffroom noticeboard, lecture slide - anywhere, actually!
ALSO, we've had lots of requests for a campaign image tile that people
can use as their Zoom/Facebook/Insta photo, so here you go!
(You can also right click 'save image as' on the picture below.)
A great way to get the word out about and win support for our industrial action,
but also a good 'you should join the union' conversation starter!
Thursday 8 September 2022
Many thanks to our member Bec for sending this one in! If you've got any of your own creations you'd like to share, send 'em in to uq@nteu.org.au.
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Our Gatton members were featured in The Lockyer and Somerset Independent! Full edition available here.
Thursday 1 September 2022
A brilliant start to Strike-tember! Many thanks to all of our members and supporters who struck,
picketed and marched today - we certainly let the vice chancellor know that we will not stop fighting until our demands are met. Also, the Brisbane Times wrote a piece on our strike, have a read here.
Monday 29 August 2022
Our upcoming industrial action was featured in the Campus Morning Mail.
