Article: NSW: University academics chase 27 per cent pay rise


AAP General News (Australia)
05-30-2008
NSW: University academics chase 27 per cent pay rise

SYDNEY, May 30 AAP - A 27 per cent pay increase over three years for Australia's university
academics is negotiable, but they deserve it for the contributions they have already made
to the booming tertiary sector, a union says.

In the past 12 years, university staff numbers had risen by 18 per cent, but student
numbers had jumped 45 per cent, National Tertiary Education Union general secretary Grahame
McCulloch says.

"The (union) ... is seeking a competitive wage rise for Australia's university staff
but we're also seeking urgent action by universities to relieve the workload pressure
on academic ...

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