Issue No 5 | 19 March 1999 | |
NewsLectures Cancelled Over University Pay Claim
Lectures at the University of NSW were cancelled last as academics walked off the job over an ongoing pay dispute.
At the centre of the dispute is the UNSW's attempt to push academics onto individual contracts and performance pay in a bid to rein in costs following cuts to education funding by the Howard Government. Thursday's stoppage was the third in three weeks and was held as dignitaries including the Governor-General gathered to celebrate the university's 50th anniversary. Members of the National Tertiary Eduction Union and students circled the glass pavilion before turning their backs on the event. The negotiations at UNSW have national significance because it will set a benchmark for pay rounds scheduled for all universities over the next 12 months. While Frances concedes "most ordinary workers probably don't have a lot of sympathy for academics", she says their problems reflect those that other workers are also facing. "We supported the MUA when they tried to push them onto contracts, so we hope working people will support us too."
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