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Time To Work Together, Not Threaten Jobs
Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 9:29 am | Tertiary Education Union
Irresponsible and unhelpful is how the National President of the Tertiary Education Union is describing moves by two universities to cut jobs due to the corona virus travel ban. The vice-chancellors of both Auckland and Wellington’s Victoria universities ... More >>
Lack Of Consultation Outrages Massey Staff
Monday, 2 March 2020, 10:48 am | Tertiary Education Union
There will be meetings across the campuses of Massey University this week with staff angry at plans to make major changes in the College of Science and other changes in other Colleges without any real opportunity for staff input. The meetings of affected ... More >>
NorthTec Tutors Step Up Action
Friday, 28 February 2020, 8:55 am | Tertiary Education Union
The ongoing strike by NorthTec tutors steps up a notch today with a public rally. For two weeks the members of Te Hautū Kahurangi | New Zealand Tertiary Education Union have been on strike. The action has meant not completing attendance registers; ... More >>
Disrupting Students Last Resort
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 10:07 am | Tertiary Education Union
Tutors at Northtec have begun strike action this week, action that will be disruptive for the institution and students. “Tutors never want to affect their students in negative ways, but they want their employer to show respect and put a decent pay ... More >>
Teaching And Researching To Address Climate Change
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 3:43 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Everyday builders, engineers, teachers, scientists, TV presenters, mechanics, and many more workers have to think about how they impact on the planet and climate. This means that the new vocational education and training system being set up by ... More >>
TEU National Secretary Appointment
Monday, 16 December 2019, 2:09 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The Tertiary Education Union | Te Hautū Kahurangi has appointed a new National Secretary for the Union. National President Michael Gilchrist said today “I am pleased to announce that Dr Sandra Grey has accepted the position of National Secretary ... More >>
Call for pay transparency in the vocational education sector
Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 4:56 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Change is afoot in New Zealand’s vocational education system and staff want to ensure that the changes include embedding principles around pay transparency. More >>
TEU on University of Auckland
Monday, 25 November 2019, 7:18 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Members of Te Hautū Kahurangi at the University of Auckland just want a little respect and trust from their employer, and they’re willing to stand up together to achieve it. More >>
Southern Institute of Technology pleads poverty
Monday, 25 November 2019, 7:16 pm | Tertiary Education Union
MAINZ students in Auckland are outraged that parent organisation Southern Institute of Technology is pleading poverty regarding programme closures despite SIT having estimated holdings of at least $35 million in the bank. More >>
Urgent meeting needed on funding of VET provision
Friday, 15 November 2019, 2:53 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Staff in polytechnics across the country who are fighting to keep courses open and opportunities for learners alive are calling on the Minister of Finance to step up. More >>
Northtec teaching staff want a little respect
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 12:48 pm | Tertiary Education Union
After bearing the brunt of underfunding for over five years, Northtec academic staff are saying no more. More >>
Course cuts a blow to the aspirations of Māori and Pasifika
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 12:11 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Course cuts in South Auckland another blow to the aspirations of Māori TEU members at MIT and nationally are condemning the cuts proposed for tertiary education provision in South Auckland. Cuts they say will harm Māori, Pasifika and low-income learners. More >>
Some jobs saved, but more needed for polytechnics
Thursday, 19 September 2019, 6:55 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU members at WelTec and Whitireia stood up to ensure quality and accessible education for communities across the Wellington region but are demanding better from their Chief Executive, management, their Commissioner, and the government. More >>
Time to back strong vision with funding
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 8:46 am | Tertiary Education Union
Tertiary education staff and students engaged energetically in the government’s education conversation and their hopes and dreams are imprinted in the Draft Tertiary Education Strategy released today . More >>
Over 130 academic staff taking strike action at Wintec
Tuesday, 3 September 2019, 7:34 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The message from striking Wintec workers is simple – it’s time for a fair return on our work. More >>
Opportunity to fix the gender pay gap in tertiary sector
Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 4:25 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The time to act around the gender pay imbalance is now. The development of a new tertiary education strategy and the reform of vocational education are perfect opportunities for the government and tertiary education leaders to take action, says the Tertiary ... More >>
Major tertiary education forum bring expertise together
Tuesday, 13 August 2019, 8:55 am | Tertiary Education Union
Major changes are afoot in the tertiary education sector so the timing of the 2019 Voices of the Sector Forum could not be better. More >>
Māori-Crown tertiary education advisory group positive step
Thursday, 1 August 2019, 8:26 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Māori-Crown tertiary education advisory group a positive step forward in reform The TEU and its national rūnanga, Te Toi Ahurangi, welcome the announcement Māori will be included from the outset, as key partners in the next stages of the Reform ... More >>
Pulling together the only way for students and the country
Thursday, 1 August 2019, 1:28 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The announcement today that the government will proceed with unifying the vocational education and training sector will only succeed if the promise to recognise academic, general, and allied staff as sector experts and leaders is implemented fully. More >>
