The 1.5% pay rise in
you're getting this month - the second this year - was achieved through
the work of CPSU members at UTS, and the staff that the Union employs. The CPSU
achieved this and previous pay rises after long negotiations for a collective
agreement that delivered a range of key improvements in staff conditions of
employment, such as:
- Genuine 3% per annum pay
increase.
- Five days leave for victims of
domestic violence
- Extension of paid parental
leave benefits to another carer if the birth mother is unable to care for
the child.
- Up to eight weeks
concurrent parental leave now available for partners.
At a national level, the government’s agenda for
deregulation of Higher Education has been delayed but not abandoned. Senator
Birmingham and Mr Turnbull remain committed to fee deregulation and creating a
free market in higher education market, despite all the evidence demonstrating
that this will not work. The outcome will be diminished standards, and a system
where capacity to pay not merit will determine university and course choice.
Our ongoing role as a union is to scrutinise any proposals and their potential
impact and keep talking and lobbying the senators. The CPSU will continue to
work with students and other organisations to oppose these unfair changes, and
your support would be greatly welcomed.
Our current collective agreements expire next May. CPSU members
will be campaigning for further improvements in pay and conditions. Our number
one priority will be job security. We will seek improved casual and fixed
term conversion provisions, more ongoing jobs and improved conditions for
casual and fixed term contract staff. We will also seek fairer and more transparent
performance review processes and the prohibition of forced redundancies in
restructures.
Whether we are able to secure these provisions depends on how many
UTS staff like you get on board and support the union’s work. Don’t leave your
colleagues to carry that load on their own. For more information on how you can
play your part, reply to this email or ph. 9514 9850.
Union fees cost are fully tax deductable. This salary increase alone delivers
1.5% and there is a total increase of 12.35% over the life of this Agreement.
- Now more than ever it is vital for UTS Professional staff to join together to stand up for your rights, if you are not already a member join today
- (https://membership.psa.asn.au/join/)
Kind regards,
Rosa Bow
Rosa Bow
Branch President
CPSU Union University Professional Staff
CPSU Union University Professional Staff
P: 9514 9850
For more information contact
the CPSU UTS Branch.
