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Tertiary education welcomes back Mr Joyce
Monday, 12 December 2011, 11:29 am | Tertiary Education Union
“We hope Steven Joyce’s reappointment as tertiary education minister will see a new focus on supporting people who would not otherwise be studying”, said TEU national president Dr Sandra Grey. More >>
Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 45
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 1:03 pm | Tertiary Education Union
If the Maori Party chooses to focus on tertiary education in its negotiations it could have a significant impact for the sector over the next three years says the TEU Tumu Arataki, Cheri Waititi. More >>
Speak Up for Education rally on Monday before election
Monday, 14 November 2011, 10:27 am | Tertiary Education Union
Hundreds of teachers and students will converge on Wellington's Cuba Mall on the Monday before the election to tell politicians it is time to speak up for education. More >>
Tertiary Education Union Update Vol 14 No 42
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 1:47 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU members at Unitec finally have a collective agreement again, after nearly a year on individual employment agreements. Members at Unitec voted to ratify their new collective last Friday. More >>
Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 40
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 12:52 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU organiser Shaun Scott has been working with many TEU Dunedin members in their spare time to put up billboards and placards supporting MMP. More >>
Staff say they will defend UC for Cantabrians
Thursday, 6 October 2011, 1:45 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Hundreds of TEU members denounced the possibility of forced jobs cuts at Canterbury University this week and committed themselves to campaign to protect and promote education for local Canterbury people. A large crowd of TEU members gathered at a ... More >>
Union opposes Aoraki closures
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 10:35 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Tertiary Education Union members from the Dunedin, Timaru, Ashburton, Christchurch and Oamaru campuses of Aoraki Polytechnic today vowed to fight planned programme closures they say are detrimental to students, the communities they work in, and ... More >>
Last chance for moderate solution to student bill
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 10:45 am | Tertiary Education Union
Today is likely to be the third and last reading of the Act Party's voluntary student membership bill and thus it is also Parliament's last chance to come up with a more moderate proposal. More >>
No end in sight to CPIT strike
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 12:30 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU members at CPIT remain on strike this week after CPIT refused to change its position from that it presented last week. TEU organiser Phil Dodds says members plan to stay on strike until CPIT improves its employment offer. More >>
Canterbury funding good start but more needed
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 4:21 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU welcomes this afternoon's commitment by the minister of tertiary education to guarantee that the University of Canterbury, Lincoln University and CPIT will be funded for the number of students they had prior to the September 2010 earthquake. More >>
Are doctoral graduates fleeing NZ?
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:39 am | Tertiary Education Union
A study released by the Ministry of Education shows that graduates with doctoral degrees are less likely to work in New Zealand than if they had only graduated with a bachelors or masters degree. More than a third of doctoral graduates were not employed ... More >>
University of Auckland's $640,000 vice chancellor
Monday, 19 September 2011, 3:48 pm | Tertiary Education Union
University of Auckland's boss Stuart McCutcheon received an increase in his remuneration of between $40,000-$60,000, according to data released by the State Services Commission. The vice-chancellor now has a remuneration package of between $640,000 and $649,999. More >>
CPIT staff launch third strike
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 3:40 pm | Tertiary Education Union
CPIT staff who are union members have today gone on strike for a third time, leaving their jobs at 2pm this afternoon. The union and polytechnic management had been negotiating a new collective agreement all morning. However, employers refuse to move from their ... More >>
350 jobs to go at University of Canterbury
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 1:11 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The University of Canterbury plans to cut more than 350 jobs over the next three years. According to an internal document forecasting the university's finances for the next ten years, it proposes to slash the current number of staff from 1947 to ... More >>
Lightning strike at Weltec
Monday, 29 August 2011, 1:31 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU members at Weltec walked straight out from their jobs this afternoon after voting to go on strike over pressure from their employer to increase their working hours. More >>
VUW decides to close Crime Centre
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 4:52 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The decision announced yesterday to close Victoria University’s Crime and Justice Research Centre (CJRC) and make all three current fulltime staff redundant is extremely disappointing – not only for the academic staff affected but for all members of ... More >>
Strike today at Christchurch Polytechnic
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 10:18 am | Tertiary Education Union
TEU members at Christchurch Polytechnic and Institute of Technology (CPIT) are taking strike action today. They are protesting about their employer not responding to TEU offers to settle the current bargaining. The polytechnic continues to want control ... More >>
Boycott of Auckland University Courses and Careers Day
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 11:55 am | Tertiary Education Union
Courses and Careers Day is a popular opportunity for prospective students to get their first look at the university and meet the academics who will guide their learning next year. It is a showpiece for the university according to TEU national president ... More >>
Public tertiary institutions must stop hoarding
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 9:03 am | Tertiary Education Union
Tertiary institutions are hoarding cash rather than investing in their staff and students, says TEU national president Sandra Grey. More >>
Staff and students support crime and politics at Vic
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 11:26 am | Tertiary Education Union
Staff and students at Victoria University will be holding a rally tomorrow, at Thursday 4 August at 1.15pm in the Hunter Courtyard, Kelburn Parade, to protest plans to close down the university’s Crime and Justice Research Centre, and to disestablish two ... More >>
