Federation University staff strike over pay and conditions after arts cuts announcement
Abbott says arts-cuts announcement was backtracked and labelled a 'miscommunication' after NTEU complaint
Staff at Federation University walked off the job for 24 hours on Monday over pay, job security and conditions. The university's announcement that it would cut 87 per cent of its arts subjects and scrap the Bachelor of Criminal Justice at most campuses had been made two weeks earlier. Abbott said the announcement was backtracked and labelled a 'miscommunication'; the university confirmed it was not cutting 87 per cent of arts subjects. Staff say they remain fearful of further cuts and redundancies.