Alison Barnes

@AlisonBarnes25

National President, @NTEUnion. Researcher and teacher about work and industrial relations. Also a @WoodstockRunner. She/her. Views my own.

Australia nteu.au Joined May 2018

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Alison Barnes @AlisonBarnes25 May 4

We've got a big announcement on the future of @NTEUnion. 👀

In forthcoming elections, I'm proud to announce that myself, @sarahecroberts & @LachlanClohesy are seeking the endorsement of members for national leadership of our mighty union. #strongertogether

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Alison Barnes @AlisonBarnes25 Apr 25

“Staff working conditions are student learning conditions” - it’s a constant NTEU refrain, and again shown here to be true: theage.com.au/national/victo…

www.theage.com.au Students paying $56,000 to watch six-year-old taped lectures at Australia’s most prestigious... Students and a teaching union are unhappy over six-year-old online lectures being used for one of Australia’s most expensive undergrad degrees.

Alison Barnes @AlisonBarnes25 Apr 11

NTEU members in the ACT supported by many more around the country have fought so long to expose the governance crisis at the ANU. We have achieved so much but I am still shocked by some of what is still being revealed about Bell and Bishop’s tenure.

The Saturday Paper @SatPaper Apr 10

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Alison Barnes @AlisonBarnes25 Apr 9

The t-shirts are out! 130 NTEU Victorian activists and delegates are about to arrive for the ‘power up and build for bargaining’ conference

Alison Barnes @AlisonBarnes25 Mar 29

When teaching and research is so stretched that unis are closing departments and sacking hundreds of staff, this shovelling of of huge dollars to the private sector - who do neither - is unforgivable abc.net.au/news/2026-03-3…

www.abc.net.au As universities cut courses, spending on consultants and contractors nears $2b Consultancies have been accused of infiltrating universities and wasting scarce public funds on questionable advice about cutting courses and jobs.