Author name: NUWiss

2nd Information meeting on Austrian university employment law in English – 19. Sept., 5pm

We would like to familiarize all non-German speaking colleagues with the current legal situation in Austria. While we cannot offer immediate legal support, we want to raise awareness among the scientific staff about the potential implications of the changed legislation. We will give information about the official institutions already in place to represent employees’ interests at Austrian universities (“Arbeiterkammer”, “Betriebsrat”). We will also introduce local university initiatives taking action against precarious employment. Last but not least, another goal of the meeting is to learn about the perspective of the international researcher community on the present situation in Austria and include them into the ongoing organizing process.

NUWiss proposal for the reform of the University act (Universitätsgesetz)

Section 109 of the Austrian Universities Act is not without reason subject to particularly strong criticism (also from NUWiss). However, the problems of the University Act go far beyond this. In regular meetings with representatives of other organisations (in particular IG:Lektor*innen, the Elise Richter Network and the Gender Studies Association Austria), we have spent two …

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“Exzellent prekär”: Diese Uni wollen wir nicht mehr! – NUWiss Inaugural Meeting on 22 April

“Excellent precarious”: This is not the university we want! 22. April 2023, 10am to 8pm, Bildungszentrum der AK Wien (Theresianumgasse 16-18, 1040 Wien) After one year, our network has fortunately expanded and broadened enormously and there are now local NUWiss substructure initiatives at five Austrian universities. Therefore, we invite all interested parties to participate in …

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Demonstration in Vienna on March 23rd: Fair instead of precarious! Rethink University

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023Start: 2 p.m., end approx. 5.30 p.m.Meeting point: Sigmund-Freud-Park (opposite the main building of the University of Vienna), demo route: main building of the University of Vienna > Ministry of Science > Michaelerplatz > TU Vienna +++ The demo will take place in the context of a public “Betriebsversammlung” of the …

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