Best wishes for the festive season

From the NTEU Victorian Division

The officers and members of the Victorian Division of the National Tertiary Education Union hope that you and your loved ones enjoy a safe and happy festive season, and share a fruitful 2010.

Like many in our community, we at the NTEU will take some time to contemplate what we can do to help the disadvantaged in the community and around the world.

Meetings of members have just concluded on the City and Bundoora campuses and the following motions were passed with a clear majority:

1.The branch acknowledges the commitment of members who have participated in industrial action over the course of the campaign.

2.This meeting of members endorses settlement on the terms proposed.

3.This meeting agrees that the ban on the transmission of results now be lifted.

Members who have been holding the ban on transmission of results should upload/transmit results as soon as possible.

Congratulations to all

In Unity

Neil Robinson

NTEU RMIT Branch President

Legally protected industrial bans on the transmission to the University of student assessment results are now in place at several universities across the country. Bans are currently on at Curtin University in WA, and Uni SA and Flinders in SA.

The purpose of the ban on transmission of student results is to impact on university administration. There is no intention to cause any serious harm to students. Students who believe that they will suffer undue hardship because of the bans should apply to the exemptions committee at their university.

University of Melbourne exemption application. (Melbourne bans lifted, 16 December)

Information for Melbourne staff. (Melbourne bans lifted, 16 December)

RMIT exemption application. (RMIT bans lifted, Nov 30)

Information for RMIT staff. (RMIT bans lifted, Nov 30)

Article from The Australian about the bans. (new, 24 Nov)

Student information flyer (Melbourne University only). (pdf, 800kb) (new, 25 Nov)

Please note: The NTEU supports the free exchange of ideas and opinions. We do not censor comments, but will unapprove comments that are abusive, contain swearing, use offensive web or email addresses, or are sock puppets. Thank you.

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UPDATE (16/12/09)

Results bans at the University of Melbourne has been lifted after an agreement was reached between the NTEU and the University. More here.

UPDATE (30/11/09)

RMIT results bans have been lifted after an agreement was reached between the NTEU and the University. More here.