Dear Friend of VU
Thank you all your offers of terrific support received this week from students and the local community in support of staff taking industrial action at Victoria University this week.
Industrial action has been temporarily suspended on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 March this week to allow for further discussions, following some initial helpful negotiations between the NTEU and senior management of the University.
Industrial action for Thursday and Friday this week will therefore be delayed for 1 week, but unless significant progress continues strike action will again proceed from Thursday March 12 and Friday March 13.
This suspension comes following helpful, but not conclusive, negotiations with senior management of the University.
However, there still remains significant differences between the parties on a number of issues, including the need for the current forced redundancy processes which the University has refused to step away from entirely for 2009.
Other issues such as class sizes, campus closures and VU’s worsening student/staff ratio also remain live issues for the quality of education at Victoria University, and Friends of VU will need to remain vigilant. We will keep you informed as matters progress.
Regards
Paul
www.friendsofvu.org.au
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