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NTEU members are making ambitious claims on improvements to salary, workloads, job security - but to win these improvements we need all UC staff on board. Join the NTEU today!

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Latest UC Bargaining Updates

NTEU UC Bargaining Update: Meeting 1

12/11/2025: As Denise and Katie from the NTEU UC Bargaining Team explain, it is going to be a long road to secure an Agreement which values, supports, and respects UC staff.

Find out more - including UC Leadership's claims to remove entitlements to conversion to more secure employment for casual and fixed-term staff - here.

Bargaining is about the begin at the University of Canberra

11/11/2025: Hear from Lachlan, Bethany and Craig from the NTEU UC Bargaining Team discussing workload concerns following UC's mass job cuts.

30/10/2025: Find out more about workload concerns for both academic and professional staff.

Those concerns are the tip of the iceberg. See a longer list of concerns, and sign the NTEU petition, here.

UC Staff are concerned about the potential for Block Model teaching

NTEU UC Bargaining Update: Meeting 2

Tamara speaks on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment

26/11/2025: Katie and Bethany discuss Day 2 of bargaining at the University of Canberra.

Some positive developments, but concerns remain. Find out more here.

19/11/2025: Tamara explains why conditions around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment matter at the University of Canberra, and why she's proud to be an NTEU member standing up for improvements.

NTEU UC Bargaining Update: Meeting 3

17/12/2025: Denise and Bethany discuss Day 3 of bargaining at the University of Canberra.

Good progress on some Professional Staff issues, but UC Management is against standalone Reproductive Health Leave. Find out more here.

NTEU UC Bargaining Update: Meeting 4

28/01/2026: Lachlan discusses Academic Workloads, the scheduled topic of Day 4 of UC Bargaining. Professional Staff Workloads will be discussed in March.

We also have our first Member Meeting of 2026 coming up. Find out more here.

NTEU UC Bargaining Update: Meeting 5 & Pay Rise

11/02/2026: Katie, Bethany and Craig discuss a Cost-of-Living Pay Rise, Organisational Change and Redundancy ahead of our Member Meeting on 18 February.

See the full update and Member Meeting RSVP link here.

NTEU Member Meeting Update: Pay Rise & campaign escalation

18/02/2026: Members passed two significant motions on bargaining in today's member meeting on a cost-of-living pay rise and the need for significant progress.

See the full motions passed unanimously by NTEU members here.