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AUS Tertiary Update
Friday, 28 March 2003, 4:44 pm | Association of University Staff
In our lead story this week….. Tertiary Consultative Group meets AUS policy analyst, Margaret Ledgerton, joined with a wide range of tertiary education sector stakeholders last week as part of a Tertiary Consultative Group (TCG). The TCG will meet once ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 4:41 pm | Association of University Staff
In our lead story this week….. Panel members appointed to the PBRF The full membership of the 12 peer review panels being established to support the implementation of the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) has been announced by Dr Andrew West, Chair ... More >>
AUS Takes GATS Concern to Deputy PM
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 1:05 pm | Association of University Staff
University Staff Take GATS Concern to Deputy PM A delegation of union leaders including the National President of the Association of University Staff (AUS), Dr Bill Rosenberg, will meet Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Cullen, this morning to voice concerns about ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 12:16 am | Association of University Staff
In our lead story this week….. National bargaining for universities University staff representatives met in Wellington for two days this week to develop a strategy to pursue national collective employment agreement bargaining in the University sector. ... More >>
International call for GATS exclusion
Thursday, 6 March 2003, 2:19 pm | Association of University Staff
International call for education to be excluded from GATS Education International, representing 26 million teachers and education personnel around the world, has written to the New Zealand Prime Minister expressing its astonishment that the government ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 6 March 2003, 1:44 pm | Association of University Staff
In our lead story this week….. Otago fails in case against AUS Otago University has failed in a bid to have to have strike action taken by AUS members during last years collective agreement negotiations declared unlawful. After failing in an earlier ... More >>
AUS calls for surplus to be invested in staff
Thursday, 6 March 2003, 11:24 am | Association of University Staff
University union calls for surplus to be invested in staff The announcement of $13.04 million operational surplus for Otago University has drawn a call from the Association of University Staff (AUS) for increased investment in staff. More >>
Government yet to deliver to university staff
Wednesday, 5 March 2003, 5:17 pm | Association of University Staff
Government claims to have increased funding to public tertiary institutions by 9.8% in the past three years paints a misleading picture says the Association of University Staff (AUS). More >>
AUS Criticises Financial Waste on Litigation
Monday, 3 March 2003, 4:48 pm | Association of University Staff
University Union criticises huge financial waste on litigation The President of the Otago University branch of the Association of University Staff (AUS), Mark Peters, today criticised University of Otago management for its huge financial waste on litigation ... More >>
University staff call for delay on GATS
Friday, 28 February 2003, 3:58 pm | Association of University Staff
University staff call for delay on GATS The Association of University Staff (AUS) today called for the Government to delay the deadline for submissions on the General Agreement on Trades in Services (GATS) from 28 February to 30 June to allow for a ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 27 February 2003, 12:16 am | Association of University Staff
In our lead story this week….. AUS supports CTU resolution against Iraq war The AUS Council has endorsed a call by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) for union members to oppose any unilateral declaration of war on Iraq, and to support ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update Vol. 6 No. 4, 20 Feb 2003
Thursday, 20 February 2003, 5:18 pm | Association of University Staff
In our lead story this week¡K Settlement Reached at Canterbury University Union members at Canterbury University have voted to ratify their collective agreements after an improved pay offer from the University management received last Friday 14 ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 13 February 2003, 1:54 pm | Association of University Staff
In our lead story this week….. Debate Continues over GATS and Education Responding to concerns from AUS about the potential impact of the General Agreement of Trades in Services (GATS) on education, Associate Education Minister, Steve Maharey, has ... More >>
Call for education to be excluded from GATS
Tuesday, 11 February 2003, 12:31 am | Association of University Staff
The Association of University Staff [AUS] today welcomed a government assurance on the GATS negotiations and public education, but called on the government to have public education and other public services explicitly excluded from GATS. More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Wednesday, 5 February 2003, 4:55 pm | Association of University Staff
In our lead story this week….. Education Concerns Further Heightened by GATS Demands Concerns about the potential impact of the General Agreement of Trades in Services (GATS) on universities have been further heightened by the release of information ... More >>
Education Concerns Heightened by GATS Demands
Tuesday, 4 February 2003, 9:58 pm | Association of University Staff
Education Concerns Heightened by GATS Demands Long-held concerns about the effect of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) on public tertiary education were heightened by the release of information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... More >>
Canterbury University Staff to Strike
Friday, 31 January 2003, 4:23 pm | Association of University Staff
CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY STAFF TO STRIKE Members of the combined unions at the University of Canterbury have voted to take a 24 hour strike during Enrolment Week (17 – 21 February). More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 30 January 2003, 1:15 pm | Association of University Staff
In our lead story this week….. Domestic university enrolment numbers slow The Association of University Staff says that data on participation in tertiary education recently released by the Minister of Tertiary Education reflects a continuing trend of little ... More >>
NZers not taking advantage of university education
Wednesday, 22 January 2003, 11:22 am | Association of University Staff
The Association of University Staff [AUS] says that data on participation in tertiary education released by the Minister yesterday reflects a continued trend of little growth in students enrolling in university education – with most growth occurring ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 19 December 2002, 1:21 pm | Association of University Staff
This is the final issue of Tertiary Update for 2002. Publication will resume in February 2003. The AUS national and most branch offices will close for the Christmas break on Friday 20 December and re-open on Monday 13 January. For urgent enquiries ... More >>