In this episode, Kate & Tony welcome back Branch President Ben Eltham to update everyone on what has been happening. We discuss Margaret Gardner's lavish $127k farewell at the NGV, the cash grab that is the surge pricing on parking, as well as getting a bargaining update. We then finish the episode talking about the plan for the upcoming strike next Wednesday (the 20th), and why it is important that everyone turns out and turns up for it. This will hopefully be the last strike we have to take in this round of bargaining, so we need to send as powerful a message as possible that management need to start putting people before profit, and give as an agreement that we deserve!

If you have questions you'd like answered, or any topics you would like to hear covered on the podcast, drop us an email at myunionwroteaneba@gmail.com

You can also stay up to date with everything happening with bargaining at our new bargaining website, and with the branch on Facebook and Twitter. All of which can be found here - https://linktr.ee/myunionwroteaneba

Otherwise, we'll see everyone out on strike day!

Episode 26: One final push w. Ben Eltham

In this episode, we bring you the second of two episodes recorded at the teach-in held during the October strike. This time around you will hear the talks from members Chris Meallin and Marjorie Jerrard, who are both speaking about HR; the way that it has changed as a field over time,  why those changes are so damaging and detrimental to a harmonious workplace, and why strong unions are so important as a counter-force to that.

If you have questions you'd like answered, or any topics you would like to hear covered on the podcast, drop us an email at myunionwroteaneba@gmail.com

You can also stay up to date with everything happening with bargaining at our new bargaining website, and with the branch on Facebook and Twitter. All of which can be found here - https://linktr.ee/myunionwroteaneba

Episode 25: Lessons from the Teach-In Part 2

In this episode, we bring you the first of two episodes recorded at the teach-in held during the October strike. Here you'll hear talks from members Jathan Sadowski on the Luddites, Kate Murphy on the history of staff-student solidarity and the teach-in, and Kathleen Neal on the labour movement in the 13th Century.

If you have questions you'd like answered, or any topics you would like to hear covered on the podcast, drop us an email at myunionwroteaneba@gmail.com

You can also stay up to date with everything happening with bargaining at our new bargaining website, and with the branch on Facebook and Twitter. All of which can be found here - https://linktr.ee/myunionwroteaneba

Episode 24: Lessons from the Teach-In Part 1

In this episode, Kate & Tony bring together one last episode for the year. They talk to Branch President Ben Eltham about where we are at with bargaining now that it has finished up for the year, as well as looking back over the year and what the Branch has accomplished, and looking forward towards what might be in store next year with our new Vice Chancellor.

We then pass the mic over to Adam who has a chat with Marjorie Jerard about Sandra Cockfield, in whose name the recently awarded Activist of the Year award is named.

If you have questions you'd like answered, or any topics you would like to hear covered on the podcast, drop us an email at myunionwroteaneba@gmail.com

You can also stay up to date with everything happening with bargaining at our new bargaining website, and with the branch on Facebook and Twitter. All of which can be found here - https://linktr.ee/myunionwroteaneba

Episode 23: 2023, the year that was. 

In this episode, Kate & Tony round out the semester by updating everyone on a bunch of different things. Most important is the result of the all-members meeting where we voted unanimously to initiate increased industrial action at the beginning of semester one next year if the university fails to make meaningful concessions in bargaining. This officially puts the university on notice and starts the clock ticking. Either they get their act together or we take our biggest and most significant actions yet.

We also give a bargaining update, cover the branch's motion on the disaster unfolding in Gaza, and talk about why everyone should join the Industrial Action Working Group to help shape what actions we take in the future.

If you have questions you'd like answered, or any topics you would like to hear covered on the podcast, drop us an email at myunionwroteaneba@gmail.com

You can also stay up to date with everything happening with bargaining at our new bargaining website, and with the branch on Facebook and Twitter. All of which can be found here - https://linktr.ee/myunionwroteaneba

Episode 22: The University is on notice

In this episode, Kate & Tony recap the historic 48hr strike that began the week and look forward to how to continue building the momentum that we have. We've also a brief discussion on the roll out of the PhD fixed term contracts that were rolled out before Margaret Gardner jumped ship. 

If you have questions you'd like answered, or any topics you would like to hear covered on the podcast, drop us an email at myunionwroteaneba@gmail.com

You can also stay up to date with everything happening with bargaining at our new bargaining website, and with the branch on Facebook and Twitter. All of which can be found here - https://linktr.ee/myunionwroteaneba

Episode 21: The strike that was and where to from here

In this episode, - the second of two strike-related episodes  - Kate & Tony bring everyone up to speed with the logistics of the strike; what is happening, when and where, as well as covering some FAQs and other important information for the strike itself. Tony & Adam then talk to Madi & Kelly, two student activists, about the student perspective on industrial action and why it is important that we keep up the fight. 

If you have questions you'd like answered, or any topics you would like to hear covered on the podcast, drop us an email at myunionwroteaneba@gmail.com

You can also stay up to date with everything happening with bargaining at our new bargaining website, and with the branch on Facebook and Twitter. All of which can be found here - https://linktr.ee/myunionwroteaneba

Episode 20: hype the strike!

In this episode, - the first of two strike-related episodes that will drop this week - Kate & Tony bring everyone up to speed with what has been happening since the last episode,  and then have a chat with Abigail & Thomas from Melbourne Uni about their first weeklong strike at the end of August and lessons they learned from it, as well as the branch-wide strike that is currently underway. 

If you have questions you'd like answered, or any topics you would like to hear covered on the podcast, drop us an email at myunionwroteaneba@gmail.com

You can also stay up to date with everything happening with bargaining at our new bargaining website, and with the branch on Facebook and Twitter. All of which can be found here - https://linktr.ee/myunionwroteaneba

Episode 19 (actually this time): strike solidarity (w/Abigail & Thomas from UniMelb)

In this episode, Kate & Tony give a wrap-up from Open Day, an update on the appeal at the Fair Work Commission, and talk about next week's half-day strike and action outside the University Council meeting in the CBD. Adam also has a quick interview with Tui McKeown about what the hell the University Council is and who is on it!

If you have questions you'd like answered, or any topics you would like to hear covered on the podcast, drop us an email at myunionwroteaneba@gmail.com

You can also stay up to date with everything happening with bargaining at our new bargaining website, and with the branch on Facebook and Twitter. All of which can be found here - https://linktr.ee/myunionwroteaneba

Episode 19: Picketing the Paris end of Collins St. 

In this episode, Kate & Tony navigate through the status of our log of claims and the universities response to what we have put forward. Spoiler alert: it's not great. We then welcome Adam to the pod proper to talk about open day. The link to RSVP to the Open Day and to sign the petition are both in the podcast linktree below!

If you have questions about the process you'd like answered, or any topics you would like to hear covered on the podcast, drop us an email at myunionwroteaneba@gmail.com

You can also stay up to date with everything happening with bargaining at our new bargaining website, and with the branch on Facebook and Twitter. All of which can be found here - https://linktr.ee/myunionwroteaneba

Episode 17: Open Day Extravaganza 

This is a podcast made by members of the Monash University Branch of the NTEU to chronicle the progress toward a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA - also called an Enterprise Agreement or EA). 

Our aim is to release an episode after each bargaining meeting to keep you all up to date on the progress and what's going on inside the bargaining room, plus probably an extra one here or there when they are warranted. 

You can find links to things mentioned in the episodes here - https://linktr.ee/myunionwroteaneba and contact us via email at myunionwroteaneba@gmail.com

Our intro and outro music is from Anton Vlasoz and Music Unlimited respectively and you can find both their music on pixabay.com

My Union Wrote an EBA