All National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members at the University of Melbourne stopped work from midday on Monday 28 August for a strike that may last up to a week, in what the NTEU claims will be the longest large-scale strike action at an Australian university campus for a decade or more.
The striking workers include academics (securely employed, contract and casual), librarians and support staff, and is believed to be widely supported by students. Workers are seeking a 15% wage increase over three years, or an increase in line with increases in the consumer price index that measures inflation plus 1.5%.
