We are encouraging Monash Teaching Associates and former casuals to fill out this anonymous form that continues the collection process for evidence of wage theft from casual staff at Monash University.

Please spread the word, and dive in if this is you.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Yaegan Doran Casualised, Unemployed & Precarious Uni Workers AU ‘Significant historic’ remaining 75% will continue to be exploited, abandon careers and/or more courses and disciplines taught by precariat will be dismantled.

This tentatively could be good. But before any wild celebrations, some clarity is needed about what has been agreed. First, I have seen nothing that indicates current casual staff will be guaranteed these positions.

This is absolutely laughable. There are nearly 8000 people employed at Monash and more than half of them are in insecure employment (casuals or fixed-term staff).

Transitioning casual teachers to 5-month fixed term (semester) positions is not a solution.

Shame on Monash University

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Joining your union is the best self-care there is. Collective problems need collective solutions. We can’t yoga our way out of structural violence xx

It's July 2022, this has been in the news now for over 3 years, and nothing has changed. What a joke.

Russell Goulbourne what are you doing to protect precarious staff from wage theft? You gave us a promise that it would not be tolerated.

Many precarious uni staff have a bit of reprieve during winter break. For some, this is a welcome rest but for others, it’s a struggle with no income.

With cost of living on the rise, all workers need job security more than ever. Tell your MP & your union. You are a priority.

ICYMI ℹ️

Yesterday @raquela036 did Department of Employment Scams, Etc.'s job for them and gave a stellar presentation on Workforce Australia and PBAS directly to unemployed workers left in the dark by the Department's dismal communications.

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Piper Rodd in today’s Geelong Advertiser piece: “Our (vice-chancellor) makes almost $1m a year, while others are lucky to scrape together enough to live on. It’s systemic disrespect.” Too right. Great article Michaela Meade geelongadvertiser.com.au/education/deak…

Fahad Ali USyd Casuals Network Monash Casuals Network La Trobe University Casuals Network Casualised, Unemployed & Precarious Uni Workers AU It has been casual collaboration across the country that has led to amplifying the situation of precarity through research, engagement with peers and the media. Let’s hope that we aren’t sold up the river this year as working conditions are negotiated

Exhumations and Forced Disappearance Researcher Fahad Ali - follow @gazafunds NOW USyd Casuals Network Monash Casuals Network La Trobe University Casuals Network Casualised, Unemployed & Precarious Uni Workers AU From the bargaining table today with Australian Catholic University (and Noah Riseman) we AGAIN pressed our commitment to the view that our casuals and sessionals deserve EQUAL PAY for doing EQUAL WORK. We stand with our community and we don’t accept the distinction NTEU

Monash Uni has just posted a surplus of $411 million and they are.. checks direction from Arts faculty education officers.. needing you to cut online tutorials and work for free next semester.

#WageTheft #Again

Sending love and solidarity to those participating in #USydStrike this morning! Keep fighting for fairness because management have clearly no idea what that looks like

Exhumations and Forced Disappearance Researcher Casualised, Unemployed & Precarious Uni Workers AU USyd Casuals Network Tanya Plibersek Mehreen Faruqi And not only paid, but given real opportunity for job security when we have proven ourselves worthy of it: an end to the exploitative casualisation such massive profit is built on.

It’s time for change and a conversation about precarity and wage theft USyd Casuals Network Casualised, Unemployed & Precarious Uni Workers AU Mehreen Faruqi Tanya Plibersek and it’s time for any inquiries to not involve management of universities as we can’t really trust them at this point

Across the board profits, wage theft I would love to see management teams of these important institutions held to account and no more bonuses until the most precarious employees are paid properly Casualised, Unemployed & Precarious Uni Workers AU USyd Casuals Network Tanya Plibersek Mehreen Faruqi

Academic nomads: International Research on how academics in precarious forms of employment construct their careers & professional identities: linkedin.com/posts/anne-wil…

Academy of International Business British Academy of Management Writing For Research precarious faculty Casualised, Unemployed & Precarious Uni Workers AU The Politics of Disablement & Precarious Work Precarious@KentUni Precarity is scary year round Middlesex University

Solidarity with Toby Priest and all casuals who are living lives of insecurity that have been manufactured by amoral university managers and pushed-aside by union leaders for decades:
theage.com.au/politics/feder…