I’m Ben, a senior lecturer in English and Writing in FASS. I’m running for Branch Secretary and Ordinary Committee Member – you can vote for me twice! I joined the NTEU as a casual in 2007 and have been on every Sydney EBA picket line since, often as picket coordinator and sometimes as police liaison.
I’ve served on Branch Committee twice and I’ve chaired the Cases Committee from 2024-2026. Chairing Cases has put me face-to-face with managers who weaponise the EA to bully and micromanage staff. I have supported academic and professional case handlers in enforcing industrial rights and responsibilities.
Whether I’m Secretary or a BC member, I’ll build collective power, making use of industrial action to win and enforce the EA members deserve. I’ll fight for fairer conditions for education-focused academics and professional staff, real pathways to conversion and secure employment for casuals, and the defence of academic freedom on campus. The branch has the right and responsibility to take a stand on social justice: decolonisation, Indigenous rights, and solidarity with Palestine.
I’m running with the Rank-and-File Action ticket (rafausyd.com) for transparent, democratic, and member-led unionism.
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