Nine Ordinary Committee Members will be elected to the Branch Committee. You will be asked to vote for at least NINE candidates IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE.
Does the order of my preferences matter?
Yes!
Because votes will be allocated in a Quota Preferential System, we recommend you vote in the following numbered order, to maximise the power of your vote.
Who should you vote for?
Laura, Linda, Mark and Kurt support the following candidates for the position of ORDINARY COMMITTEE MEMBER on the Branch Committee. These candidates:
- have been active in the NTEU and on the forefront of the union’s campaigns on issues such as academic fellows, de-casualisation, defending jobs, healthy workplaces and recruitment;
- represent the diversity of our branch – they work in different roles in different parts of the university, and are at different stages of their career;
- put their energy into working together to build membership and popular support for the union.
1. GWEN TAUALAI
Gwen is a fixed-term staff member in AV Services, and a casual tutor in Interactive Design at the School of Architecture, Design and Planning. She is one part of a great delegate team that has recruited and organized members on issues of casual rights and workspaces in ICT.
2. REBECCA PEARSE
Beck is an Academic Fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences, and one of the leaders of the NTEU network of Academic Fellows working to improve the working conditions of this significant group.
3. ELLY HOWSE
Elly is a casual academic and PhD candidate in the School of Public Health, and has been important in building a union presence and engagement in that area. She’s also a former President of the SRC.
4. GARETH BRYANT
Gareth is Lecturer in the School of Social and Political Sciences. He was actively involved in our Branch as a casual before securing his permanent role, and has been elected as one of our NTEU National Councilors.
5. CAMERON LOGAN
Cameron is an Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, a great NTEU delegate in that school, and an NTEU rep on the Academic Workload Monitoring Committee.
6. EDUARDO ALTMANN
Eduardo is an Associate Professor in the School of Maths and Stats, and has been active in promoting NTEU actions (especially our bargaining campaign) with colleagues in the Faculty of Science.
7. JULIE-ANN ROBSON
Julie-Ann is a Communications Officer in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry. She’s currently a member of the Branch Committee, and an active leader in the National Alliance for Public Universities.
8. LAURA WILSON
Laura is School Manager in the School of Economics. She has been on the last two bargaining teams (2012-3 and 2017), is a member of Branch Committee, provides industrial support to individual members, and plays a leading role in the NTEU Women’s Action Committee.
9. LINDA CONNOR
Linda is a Professor of Anthropology in the School of Social and Political Sciences. She has been on the last two bargaining teams (2012-3 and 2017), is a member of Branch Committee, and has led a number of NTEU campaigns on academic matters like Concur and academic workloads.
