Tuesday 25 August, 4.00 pm, Footscray Park Campus, G470

Speakers include:

• Jamie Doughney, President Victorian NTEU Branch and Victoria University lecturer.
• Ms Voula Messimeri-Kianidis, Chair, Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA)
• Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV)
• Richard Lee, Victoria University student

More information here.

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The Friends of Victoria University will be holding a Community Forum.

The forum is officially hosted by the Shire of Melton

When: Wednesday 1 April, 7:30pm

Where: Melton Community Hall, 232 High Street Melton, Next to Melton Shire Civic Offices

More details to follow.

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Victoria University staff continue to face forced redundancies, despite likely increased Federal funding this year and a detailed proposal from the union on how to avoid job losses.

The job security of staff is under threat again. Workloads are absolutely mad. Class sizes are growing. Subjects and courses are being eliminated. Campuses are being closed.

Friends of VU calls on staff, students and the community to support the NTEU and its members.

Meeting 1

Monday 23 Feb, 1-2pm
Room M001, Footscray Park Campus

Meeting 2

Tuesday 23 Feb, 1-2pm
Room 9.101, St Albans Campus

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Monday 9 February, 5:30pm

Room E124, Building E , Victoria University, Footscray Park campus

There were no forced redundancies last year thanks to the enormous efforts by staff, students and the community, but the fight is not over yet.

Come to the Friends of VU meeting to find out what is happening in 2009 – the threat of forced redundancies and campus closures is still here.

For more information, use our Contact Us form.

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Christmas is normally a time we like to celebrate with family and friends.

Vice-Chancellor Elizabeth Harman’s actions against staff since October 15 have been unacceptable.

Her announcement without warning to sack 270 staff is a slap in the face for every hard working staff member at the University. The subsequent announcement to cut 140 courses and 500 subject units shows that she does not care about the Western Suburbs or students in the community.

The NTEU will be holding a party on Monday 15 December, 1pm at the Riverview Function Centre to see out the end of the year, and to allow staff to boycott the Vice-Chancellor’s staff-party.

Community members and members of Friends of Victoria University are welcome.

Come and have a great end-of-year party with your friends on the banks of the Maribrynong at the NTEU and Friends of VU Christmas party: dancing, food, great conversations, 1 pm Footscray Rowing Club.

Let’s have a real celebration, without the Vice Chancellor.

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Over 250 NTEU members went on strike, filling to over-flowing the stop-work meeting at 1pm on Monday 8 December.

Members voted on several motions, including unanimously endorsing a full 24 hour strike on Monday 15 December.

Motions December 8th Stop work

1. That this meeting condemn:

• The unnecessary decision of the Vice-Chancellor to continue to proceed with her program of forced redundancies;
• The ongoing failure of VU Council and senior management to consult with staff before implementing major decisions and failure of senior management to manage the University properly;
• The complete lack of respect shown by senior management for the hard working staff of Victoria University; and
• The complete disloyalty shown by management to the University in seeking to destroy Victoria University and education in the western region.
• The devastating effect the redundancies will have class sizes and teacher-student ratios.

Carried unanimously

2. That this meeting endorse the NTEU’s Enterprise Bargaining log of claims, particularly its claim for job security with no forced retrenchments.

Carried unanimously

3. That this meeting endorse the following actions by NTEU Members in pursuit of a new Collective Agreement at Victoria University. Unless and until such an Agreement is reached, the Union should implement these actions over the coming weeks:

• Comprehensive bans on Making VU, including all course reviews which involve incorporation of any of the five commitments, professional development associated with Making VU, attendance of cluster meetings and attendance of any seminars associated with Making VU;
• Bans on contribution to VU’s Higher Education Research Data Collection processes, including faculty and school level processes;
• Bans on contribution to VU’s course and unit management systems, including the CAMS process and related reporting activities.
• Bans on any recording, or transmission to the University, of assessment results for University Summer School units; and
• A 24 hour strike commencing on Monday 15 December, to involve pickets on higher education campuses, a boycott of the Vice-Chancellor’s end-of-year party, and coincide with a rank-and-file end-of-year staff party — come and celebrate the end-of-the-year with your friends and colleagues at Footscray Rowing Club!

Carried unanimously

4. That this meeting call on the National Office and Victorian Division of the NTEU to establish a subdivision of the National Defence Fund to help support staff and families taking even more forceful industrial action in the New Year.

Carried unanimously

5. That this meeting supports the general campaign against senior management’s proposed round of redundancies in their entirety.

Carried

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