Insights into the Stolen Wages Campaign with Geraldine Fela

29/11/2023 36 min Temporada 1 Episodio 6
Insights into the Stolen Wages Campaign with Geraldine Fela

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How did a rank and file led campaign force the University of Melbourne to hand over $31.5 million in stolen wages? To find out Commons Librarian Iain McIntyre chats with Geraldine Fela, a member of the National Tertiary Education Union and a former delegate with the University of Melbourne’s Casual Network. She discusses how a strong group, built around concerted campaigning and a culture of grassroots democracy, forced the university into conceding better conditions and paying back stolen wages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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