Keep Super Safe Campaign

Australian Unions built the most successful financial story in Australia – industry superannuation. Now Malcolm Turnbull wants to dismantle it.

The Turnbull Government is proposing changes that will hand over our super to the big banks. I’m writing to ask you to contact the cross-bench Senators and tell them to vote to stop this.

Industry superannuation has low fees and high returns because they are run in the interests of their members, not to make profits for banks. All profits are returned to members, there are no sales people and it is secure. All of this is at risk if Turnbull succeeds in letting the big banks get their hands on our super.

If you’re young these changes will cost you the most. You could end up paying up to a quarter of your retirement savings in fees. We can’t let this happen.

After a lifetime of work and saving, you deserve better than that.

We built superannuation. Now we need to defend it.

Contact the cross-bench Senators today.


Ged
Australian Unions Team
http://www.australianunions.org.au/

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Branch Meeting 17 April 2012 addressed by Jade Tyrell

Jade Tyrell  UTS Student Association President http://www.sa.uts.edu.au/ was invited by CPSU Organiser Petra McNeilly Rutledge to address the branch committee on issues of common interest and 2012 UTS Students’ Association campaigns.

Tutor Consultation Hours:

·         Hours on call are no longer published in Study Guides. Optional opt in for Students. No consistent hours of availability across the seven faculties.

·         Raises issues of service expectation and guarantee. 

·         UTSSA want hours to be published.

·    Discussed Learning Contract between Students and Academics. (Rosa can supply examples of Learning Contracts)

·         UTS Student Satisfaction Survey.

Illegal Course Costs:

·         These are additional costs that are considered essential to pass. This would cover Laboratory Safety Gear, Excursions, lab coats….etc. Covers mostly Faculty of Science, submission from UTSSA to Dean of Faculty of Science.

Wireless:

·         Current UTS Wireless Network Coverage is inconsistent and patchy. It works in some areas – some even of campus !! – but not in some areas where it supports classroom activity or teaching. Chris Cahill was invited to speak at a recent UTSSA event highlighting the problem and looking at possible solutions.

·         http://www.sa.uts.edu.au/wirelesscampaign

UTS wireless is changing
We will be switching off the ’UTS-Wireless’ network on Thursday 26 April as part of measures to manage the connection of devices on the UTS network. Users will be advised to log onto ’UTS-WPA’ a protected network that provides users with more security than the ’UTS-Wireless’ network connection.

The change is a precursor to a wireless expansion project which aims to add 380 new access points, primarily into university teaching spaces.

Legal Service:

·         UTSSA has been able to re-establish this service.

·         Advisory Committee established with UTSSA representation.

Housing:

·         Affordability and availability

·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nqJxpmwK3k&feature=youtu.be  (UTSSA Youtube Campaign Video)

·         Respectful Relationship Program – encouraging harmony amongst and varied group of student nationalities

Lectures Online:

·         UTSSA – viewed as a revision resource not an alternative to attending lectures

KC Shuttle:

·         Jade met with the director of Central Services to discuss extra services to KC. Perhaps a 7:05 am bus and a 6:10 pm bus. Aware of issues relating to staffing in Central Services and need for rest breaks.

Other issues:

·         Post Graduate Engagement

·         Use of recycled paper in printers – though aware of additional cost of buying recycled paper.

·         Student Welfare Centre

·         Library Text Book ratio – number of books per student.

The Branch thanked Jade for attending to meeting and looked forward to creating and maintaining a positive work relationship.