University of Newcastle staff workload is key in negotiations

The National Tertiary Education Union's Dan Conway and Terry Summers. Dr Summers said the union and university management had a "productive" meeting on professional staff matters last week. Picture by Simone De Peak

STAFF workload is persisting as a key issue in enterprise bargaining between the University of Newcastle and the National Tertiary Education Union - and further industrial action could be on the cards if it is not resolved.

NTEU Newcastle branch president Dan Conway said the union met last Tuesday for the first time since its September 21 strike with UON management, which "held a significantly increased desire to reach an agreement".