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Academics at Six Polytechnics Take Action

Monday, 10 November 2003, 3:14 pm | Association of Staff in Tertiary Education

Close to eight hundred members of the Association of Staff in Tertiary Education (ASTE) will walk off the job this Wednesday with the promise of more to come if polytechnic employers don’t improve their pay offer currently sitting at zero% for one of the ... More >>

Mediation Fails to Avert Strike Action

Friday, 7 November 2003, 4:34 pm | Association of Staff in Tertiary Education

Eleventh hour mediation talks between the Association of Staff in Tertiary Education (ASTE) and polytechnic employers have failed to resolve the differences between the two parties. National President Lloyd Woods said today, “the employers brought nothing ... More >>

Academics Vote on Industrial Action

Thursday, 6 November 2003, 9:13 am | Association of Staff in Tertiary Education

Academics at six polytechnics have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action to achieve an acceptable settlement in their negotiations for a multi-employer collective agreement in the tertiary education sector. The strike ballot, which closed last ... More >>

Lecturers Plan Campaign for 3.25% Salary Increase

Wednesday, 23 October 2002, 3:18 pm | Association of Staff in Tertiary Education

Association of Staff in Tertiary Education president Jill Ovens says the lecturers voted yesterday to begin the industrial action from midday Friday (October 25) unless Dugald Scott, the Principal, comes up with a “revised and improved offer” by then. More >>

Industry destruction behind leaky building issue

Tuesday, 24 September 2002, 2:44 pm | Association of Staff in Tertiary Education

The failures of training that have been identified in relation to leaky buildings are linked to the near destruction of the building industry’s apprenticeship system, the union that represents polytechnic tutors says. More >>

Government Recognises Value Of Apprenticeships

Thursday, 23 May 2002, 6:46 pm | Association of Staff in Tertiary Education

The expansion of Modern Apprenticeships announced in today’s Budget confirms the high regard New Zealanders have for the concept of apprenticeships, says the union that represents polytechnic trades tutors. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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