Professional staff job cuts: state of the university sector briefing
29 July 2025
Another week, another round of job cuts coming down the line for university professional staff.
These aren鈥檛 just numbers on a change management plan, these are real people whose work, livelihoods, and futures in the sector are being carved away.
While University management spins the story away from their own failings with the tired old lines about 鈥渂udgets鈥 and 鈥渆fficiencies鈥 it鈥檚 our members across the university sector that are bearing the brunt of money mismanagement as highlighted in the recent Australia Institute report which can be viewed .
State of the Sector Briefing 鈥 Hear from CPSU NSW Assistant General Secretary and Vice President
On 5 August, your union, the 色狼社区CPSU NSW, will be holding an online meeting about what鈥檚 going on specifically focusing on professional staff impacts, issues and concerns.
Watch out for the registration email coming soon!
In attendance will be Assistant General Secretary Troy Wright, and Vice President Shelley Odewahn both of whom have extensive experience over the years with the university sector. Shelley Odewahn has worked in the higher education sector for over 20 years and is passionate about professional staff.
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