The National Council of Australia's.National Tertiary Education Union has overwhelmingly endorsed the institutional academic boycott of Israel - BDS is now union policy

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• Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What does this mean in practice? Will union staff not be allowed to work for Boeing centres and other companies sending weapons to Israel? Is there a process by which the unions can specifically pressure the unis themselves to divest?

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  • zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Is there a process by which the unions can specifically pressure the unis themselves to divest?

    I’m no expert, but the most concrete measure (within our laws) is making divestment a demand in enterprise agreement negotiations and taking industrial action.

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  • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    @zero_gravitas@aussie.zone’ example is a good one I think. I’ll have to double check with a friend who is involved and ask about this and for other examples.

    AFAIK union policy like this in non-binding on union members. It will hopefully provide more political and practical support for union members and campus staff involved in Palestine solidarity campaigns on campus.

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• zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Awesome!

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• Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Carn the union.

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