Comment on Hundreds join Sydney Uni Student General Meeting to reject university's new definition of antisemitism

WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• MisterFrog@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Any educator who doesn’t leave over this is unworthy of being an educator

  It’s been enshittified by capitalism

  I think this is unfair, because as you say, we live under capitalism. What do you expect educators to do, be unemployed? Under capitalism, this is not a very enticing prospect.

  Staff themselves ought not to be blamed on the decisions of admin.

  It’s not like they get a vote (though, in my opinion, they should get to vote on top administrative positions, as should every workplace)

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  • eureka@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I agree, leaving isn’t the best way to protest this problem.

    On the other hand, while staff themselves ought not to be blamed on the decisions of admin, we should also acknowledge that for them to do nothing is complicity. By-standing is not neutral behaviour. Some staff at multiple universities (and schools) have been involved in various forms of resistance, from direct physical support, to more passive resistance such as signing open letters and allowing students to make unauthorised announcements after lectures.

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    • MisterFrog@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      They ought to join their union, though I wonder if NTEU will backup their words with strikes in solidarity if these changes aren’t reversed:

      nteu.au/…/NTEU_Statement_on_Israel_and_Palestine.…

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      • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        There are many good rank and file members but often their work is undermined not just by management but by Labor.

        Case in point Sydney Uni NTEU branch was lead by a militant independent faction that had management on the back foot during the last EBA negotiations until the cliquey Labor run state division and the national office stepped in to fuck them over. This same independent group is also largely responsible for the campaign that saw the NTEU national council adopt the BDS positions last year.

        Unfortunately that grouping lost a couple of key branch positions to Labor Zionists who are doing their utmost to prove to everyone how great they are being nice to management which being absolutely fucking useless when it comes to defending or fighting for any of the gains main in the last EBA.

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