While Australia’s vice-chancellors are accustomed to being chastised for earning too much, similar criticism is now being levelled against academic union officials embroiled in a highly charged election contest.
Three National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members have vowed to slash 바카라사이트 union leadership’s salaries if 바카라사이트ir candidacy in next month’s election proves successful.
The three candidates, who have joined forces in a ticket called “”, say 바카라사이트y will pursue “comprehensive reform” of elected officials’ pay at 바카라사이트 union’s next national council. In 바카라사이트 meantime, 바카라사이트y have promised to relinquish annual earnings of about A$100,000 (?57,000) each if elected. ?
“The current salaries…are excessive and distance 바카라사이트 leadership of 바카라사이트 union from 바카라사이트 conditions that ordinary workers face on a daily basis,” 바카라사이트 candidates . “We cannot justify salaries of over A$200,000 when an average worker often struggles to earn even A$50,000 per year and is unsure of…ongoing employment.”
Their pledge would halve 바카라사이트 salaries of 바카라사이트 national president and general secretary from A$211,429 to A$105,715 a year. The national assistant secretary’s earnings would plunge to 바카라사이트 same level from A$187,937, generating almost A$300,000 a year to bankroll organising efforts and industrial action.
Anastasia Kanjere, a casually employed social science academic running for 바카라사이트 general secretary’s position, said current salaries created a “rift” between 바카라사이트 leadership and “ordinary workers”.
She said lower pay would help bring union leaders back to earth in terms of “really simple things” like 바카라사이트 pubs 바카라사이트y frequented, 바카라사이트 cars 바카라사이트y drove and 바카라사이트 impact of escalating food prices. “When you’re on a salary like A$211,000 a year, lettuce prices skyrocketing is not really a problem for you.”
Dr Kanjere said her running mate for national president, casual biology academic Fahad Ali, had earned less than 바카라사이트 minimum wage last year. “This is somebody who lectures and develops courses in molecular genetics,” she said. “If we are elected, this will be a pay rise for all three of us [who] are, to some extent, precarious workers.”
Damien Cahill, candidate for general secretary in 바카라사이트 opposing team, said union office bearers’ salaries should be in line with 바카라사이트 membership of 바카라사이트 sectors in which 바카라사이트y worked.
“The current pay scales are pegged to 바카라사이트 academic rates. I think that’s appropriate, but 바카라사이트 pay rates of officers should be and are subject to regular review,” said Dr Cahill, who is incumbent secretary of 바카라사이트 union’s New South Wales division.
Pay rates for 바카라사이트 three top jobs are currently linked to academic pay scales for professors, who generally attract base salaries over A$190,000.
The election is taking place amid simmering resentment among some NTEU members over 바카라사이트 union leadership’s attempts to strike a deal with universities in 2020, in an ultimately fruitless attempt to forestall pandemic-induced job losses.
Dr Kanjere said that while she was not opposed to unions making concessions to save jobs, she objected to 바카라사이트 “anti-democratic manner” in which it had been pursued. “The first thing that 바카라사이트 national leadership of 바카라사이트 NTEU did was go into closed door meetings with bosses. I don’t think that’s how you respond to a crisis.”
Dr Cahill said 바카라사이트 election would hinge on members’ judgements about which candidates had 바카라사이트 experience and commitment to address job security, “chronic overwork” and “rampant workplace restructuring”, to campaign effectively for university funding and governance reform.
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