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INDUSTRIAL ACTION BALLOT OPENS NEXT WEEK
Following the resolution of the NTEU General Meeting held on April 29th, the Newcastle Branch Committee was directed to prepare for an industrial campaign including a secret ballot of members for protected industrial action to pursue our bargaining claims.
The Branch has now been successful in its application for a ballot of members. The ballot will open on Monday 2nd August and close on Thursday 12th August.
The Australian Electoral Commission will conduct the ballot and send your ballot paper with ballot questions to your home address next week.
Please ensure you post your vote by Tuesday 10th August at the latest.
Voting ‘YES’ in the ballot does not lead automatically to industrial action but is a serious step towards it. It is now more than a year since our University of Newcastle enterprise agreements expired. While progress has been made on a number of areas of the NTEU claim, there are still a number of key outstanding issues under serious negotiation. The purpose of the proposed industrial action is, if necessary, to put pressure on the University of Newcastle management to finalise collective agreements that improve areas such as workload regulation and provide for a competitive and reasonable pay rise.
More information on the ballot will be sent to members next week.
If you would like to assist the Branch with campaign activities or you require further information at this stage contact the NTEU Newcastle Branch Office on 49216870 or email newcastle@nteu.org.au.
You can also find more bargaining update information at our webpage https://www.nteu.org.au/newcastle/localissues.
