Alma Torlakovic's guest appearances

Alma Torlakovic

Red Flag Radio

Scott Morrison

Josh Lees

Eamonn McCann

Tom Ballard

Kath Larkin

Liz Walsh

Louisa Bassini

Roxanne Kelly

Ali Hogg

Sagar Sanyal

Eleanor Morley

Jerome Small

Chris di Pasquale

Jorge Jorquera

Omar Hassan

OwlTail

This is a bumper episode about the class struggle across the higher education sector, with a focus on Australia and the US.  First, we talked to Jerome Small, RFR regular and Socialist Alternative's industrial organiser, to set the scene. He covered some fascinating topics; from the US university strikes to the fight within the Australian higher ed union, the NTEU, over the leadership's covid-era proposal to take a wage cut in exchange for supposed "job security".  Next, we spoke to Alma Torlakovic, a socialist and NTEU union member from Sydney University, about the two-year-long campaign there. Alma and her comrades in NTEU Fightback, a rank-and-file group, are fighting hard against their union accepting a disastrous deal from management. She was full of insights and lessons for other unionists, no matter their industry.  If you enjoy this episode, please become a subscriber at our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redflagradiopodcast/membership  Production and music by Daniel Kenny.  Hosted by Emma Norton and Chloe Rafferty. Further reading - Alma Torlakovic in Red Flag, on why she's voting no to Sydney University's new Enterprise Agreement: https://redflag.org.au/article/sydney-university-enterprise-agreement-why-im-voting-no - Jerome Small in Red Flag, "Lessons from the NTEU Sydney University industrial campaign":  https://redflag.org.au/article/lessons-nteu-sydney-university-industrial-campaign  - Alexis Vassiley in Red Flag, "Historic US university strike wins big", on the campaign at Rutgers University: https://redflag.org.au/article/historic-us-university-strike-wins-big 

This is a bumper episode about the class struggle across the higher education sector, with a focus on Australia and the US.  First, we talked to Jerome Small, RFR regular and Socialist Alternative's industrial organiser, to set the scene. He covered some fascinating topics; from the US university strikes to the fight within the Australian higher ed union, the NTEU, over the leadership's covid-era proposal to take a wage cut in exchange for supposed "job security".  Next, we spoke to Alma Torlakovic, a socialist and NTEU union member from Sydney University, about the two-year-long campaign there. Alma and her comrades in NTEU Fightback, a rank-and-file group, are fighting hard against their union accepting a disastrous deal from management. She was full of insights and lessons for other unionists, no matter their industry.  If you enjoy this episode, please become a subscriber at our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/redflagradiopodcast/membership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/redflagradiopodcast/membership</a> Production and music by Daniel Kenny.  Hosted by Emma Norton and Chloe Rafferty. Further reading - Alma Torlakovic in Red Flag, on why she's voting no to Sydney University's new Enterprise Agreement: <a href="https://redflag.org.au/article/sydney-university-enterprise-agreement-why-im-voting-no" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redflag.org.au/article/sydney-university-enterprise-agreement-why-im-voting-no</a> - Jerome Small in Red Flag, "Lessons from the NTEU Sydney University industrial campaign": <a href="https://redflag.org.au/article/lessons-nteu-sydney-university-industrial-campaign" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://redflag.org.au/article/lessons-nteu-sydney-university-industrial-campaign</a> - Alexis Vassiley in Red Flag, "Historic US university strike wins big", on the campaign at Rutgers University: <a href="https://redflag.org.au/article/historic-us-university-strike-wins-big" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redflag.org.au/article/historic-us-university-strike-wins-big</a>

The class struggle in higher education - with Alma Torlakovic and Jerome Small

The COVID-19 pandemic has halted the lucrative international student 'market' in Australian universities. As a result, university executives around the country moved to immediately sack or stand down hundreds of casuals and threaten to attack the conditions and pay of all workers in the sector. In response, the leadership of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) have entered into negotiations that offer to 'sacrifice' hard-won conditions in a misguided attempt to save jobs. Rank and file unionists are organising and campaigning to resist any concessions and amendments to existing enterprise agreements through NTEU Fightback - Vote No - No Concessions. Roz and Liam are joined in a discussion of the issues by leading activists Alma Torlakovic and Katie Wood.  For more on the campaign - https://www.facebook.com/NTEUfightback Coverage in Red Flag - https://redflag.org.au/node/7170 Please support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/redflagradiopodcast  You can also make a one-off donation at  https://donorbox.org/support-the-red-flag-radio-podcast  Follow our coverage of the crisis in Red Flag - https://redflag.org.au/  Hosted by Roz Ward. Produced by Liam Ward.  Music by Dan Kenny.  Subscribe to Red Flag newspaper - https://subscribe.redflag.org.au/  Contact the show - redflagradiopodcast@gmail.com 

The COVID-19 pandemic has halted the lucrative international student 'market' in Australian universities. As a result, university executives around the country moved to immediately sack or stand down hundreds of casuals and threaten to attack the conditions and pay of all workers in the sector. In response, the leadership of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) have entered into negotiations that offer to 'sacrifice' hard-won conditions in a misguided attempt to save jobs. Rank and file unionists are organising and campaigning to resist any concessions and amendments to existing enterprise agreements through NTEU Fightback - Vote No - No Concessions. Roz and Liam are joined in a discussion of the issues by leading activists Alma Torlakovic and Katie Wood.  For more on the campaign - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NTEUfightback" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NTEUfightback</a> Coverage in Red Flag - <a href="https://redflag.org.au/node/7170" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redflag.org.au/node/7170</a> Please support us on Patreon - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/redflagradiopodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/redflagradiopodcast</a> You can also make a one-off donation at  <a href="https://donorbox.org/support-the-red-flag-radio-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://donorbox.org/support-the-red-flag-radio-podcast</a> Follow our coverage of the crisis in Red Flag - <a href="https://redflag.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redflag.org.au/</a> Hosted by Roz Ward. Produced by Liam Ward.  Music by Dan Kenny.  Subscribe to Red Flag newspaper - <a href="https://subscribe.redflag.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://subscribe.redflag.org.au/</a> Contact the show - <a href="mailto:redflagradiopodcast@gmail.com">redflagradiopodcast@gmail.com</a>

NTEU Fightback defending university workers pay and conditions with Alma Torlakovic and Katie Wood