NTEU Fightback Sydney Uni

Groceries and rent aren’t getting cheaper. To ease cost of living pressures, our union might fight for significant pay rises.

To do this, we need your help on Thursday 5 March – at the NTEU members’ meeting (1PM Merewether 277 + Zoom)

We will be moving the following UPDATED motion at the NTEU members’ meeting on Thursday 5 March:

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MOTION TO INCREASE OUR PAY CLAIM

This meeting of NTEU members at the University of Sydney notes:

– ongoing cost of living pressures, including rents increasing 2.5 times more than wages over the past five years.
– that USYD wages are at least 4.8% behind inflation since the expiry of the last EA. Current inflation is 3.8% and on the rise.
– that management will try to undercut our wage claim so we have to start high
– that the decision taken by the NTEU’s National Council stops branches from raising their pay claim above 20%
– that the NTEU National Executive are able to and have lifted our wage claim in previous rounds.

We therefore:

1. Support an increase to our pay claim as follows:

The agreement will provide a:

– 10% cost of living adjustment pay rise in the first year
– 10% cost of living adjustment pay rise in the second year,
– and either a 5% or CPI (whichever is higher) pay rise in the third year of the agreement

amounting to a total of 25% over the life of the agreement.

2. Directs the NTEU Sydney University Branch President and Branch Committee to write to the National Council and National Executive noting our desire for a 25% pay claim and calling for the restriction preventing this to be overturned.

3. Should the restriction be overturned, the branch will officially raise its pay claim as outlined above.

Moved: Alma Torlakovic
Seconded: Vinil Kumar

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We need your help for this motion to succeed:

1. ATTEND THE MEETING
   1PM Thursday 5 March
   Merewether Function Room 277 + Zoom
   Register here
   Please come along to vote for the motion. If you feel confident, speak in support of it.
   
2. SPREAD THE WORD
   Share this post and tell your NTEU colleagues that we need their help too!