Campaign to kick-start bargaining at five polytechnics

Campaign to kick-start bargaining at five polytechnics

TEU members at five polytechnics will launch a major campaign on Friday evening to convince their employers that it is time to give up the legal challenges and start bargaining for site collective agreements as the Employment Court agreed should happen ..

We're ready to go campaign launch

* Venue: TEU Offices, 4 Western Springs Road, Morningside, Auckland
* Time: 4pm
* Speakers: will include TEU national president Sandra Grey, whowill launch the campaign, and Irena Brorens TEU national industrialofficer, who will outline the legal, employment and industrial issues that led to the campaign.
* Media: are welcome and encouraged to attend.

TEU national president Sandra Grey TEU members at Northtec, Unitec, Wintec, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Whitireia have all voted to negotiate employment agreements separately, so that they can have face-to-face conversations with their employer.

"We have a team of professional, democratic, local people ready to meet the employers. And members know what they want - a fair pay rise and no loss of working conditions."

"But the management at the five polytechnics currently prefer to spend their time in court rather than negotiating face-to-face with their staff. Too much time and public money is being wasted by the employers."

"Let’s get moving on this for the good of our students and for the good of education," says Dr Grey.

TEU will follow up the national campaign launch with local campaign launches at each of the five polytechnics.

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