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Stressed tertiary education staff struggling with work
Monday, 25 July 2016, 11:21 am | Tertiary Education Union
People working in universities, polytechnics and wānanga are stressed about their future, according to a new survey by the Tertiary Education Union. More >>
UCOL cuts student support
Friday, 1 July 2016, 10:18 am | Tertiary Education Union
Students will miss out because UCOL yesterday informed dozens of student support staff that they will be made redundant over the next one to two months. More >>
Student loans are contributing to growing inequality
Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 12:58 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Statistics New Zealand released data today showing that the top ten percent of households now own over half of the country’s total wealth. More >>
People in casual jobs need govt to save their holiday pay
Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 10:33 am | Tertiary Education Union
It is likely that thousands of people working in universities, polytechnics and wānanga have had holiday pay taken from them, says TEU national secretary Sharn Riggs. More >>
Waikato rally aims to end cuts
Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 2:49 pm | Tertiary Education Union
People who work and study at the University of Waikato are rallying in black tomorrow afternoon to prevent cuts to their courses and jobs. More >>
More students but less money
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 4:28 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The overall cut to tertiary education in this year’s budget will cause real harm to students, their families, and communities. More >>
Palmerston North librarians gather to support UCOL colleague
Monday, 23 May 2016, 2:01 pm | Tertiary Education Union
At 5pm today at the UCOL Library, representatives of library staff from the City Library, Massey, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, and local schools will meet in a show of support for UCOL Library staff whose jobs are threatened. More >>
UCOL cutting the staff who lifted student results
Monday, 23 May 2016, 11:47 am | Tertiary Education Union
UCOL needs to halt its proposed cuts to student support services now that it knows those services are improving student outcomes. More >>
Govt cuts money to crucial family service
Friday, 20 May 2016, 11:40 am | Tertiary Education Union
The government plans to cut funding to the highly regarded and successful programme Parents as First Teachers. More >>
Rally to save UCOL student support staff
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 1:05 pm | Tertiary Education Union
UCOL's threatened library and student health staff will be rallying on Thursdaylunchtime to save their jobs. More >>
UCOL plans to sack librarians and student helpers
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 2:29 pm | Tertiary Education Union
People working at UCOL’s Palmerston North campus are shocked by the scale of proposed staffing cuts that would see up to 43 jobs go. More >>
Vic University plans to privatise foundation studies
Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 1:43 pm | Tertiary Education Union
There is no evidence that privatising Victoria University's foundation studies programme will bring more international students to Wellington, says TEU national president Sandra Grey. More >>
Māori students lose study support to whitestreaming
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 9:57 am | Tertiary Education Union
A report into whitestreaming reveals that every university in New Zealand, most polytechnics and even one wānanga have cut jobs that support Māori students. More >>
Tertiary Update
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 11:52 am | Tertiary Education Union
Political parties across the spectrum are celebrating changes to employment law that will end zero-hour agreements. More >>
Don't sell costly degrees, fix low incomes
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 2:22 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Remove money from the equation - education should be about learning not earning says TEU national president Sandra Grey. More >>
TPPA threatens free education
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 11:51 am | Tertiary Education Union
Tertiary education staff are calling on the government not to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) this week. More >>
Three years study is an investment in hope
Monday, 1 February 2016, 10:29 am | Tertiary Education Union
The Labour Party’s ‘three years free’ policy gives people from all walks of life opportunity to learn, says TEU president Sandra Grey. More >>
NZ and world academics stand with Turkish scholars
Friday, 22 January 2016, 1:30 pm | Tertiary Education Union
A coalition of twenty tertiary education networks and associations from around the world are expressing grave concern over recent reports a thousand Turkish academics are under investigation. More >>
Bay of Plenty merger bemusing
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 2:07 pm | Tertiary Education Union
People working at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Waiariki Institute of Technology are astonished that their institutions will merge despite overwhelming opposition. More >>
Large CEO pay rises harming tertiary education
Friday, 27 November 2015, 9:34 am | Tertiary Education Union
Substantial pay rises for chief executives and vice-chancellors at New Zealand’s polytechnics and universities reveal growing inequality. More >>
