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December 7, 2024
RNZ Pacific A group of concerned alumni of the University of the South Pacific has called the regional institution’s delay in releasing the outcomes of the 98th USP Council meeting held in Rarotonga late last month “totally unacceptable”. The group released a statement on Thursday, stating that the regional university’s main decision-making body and support ... <a title="Alumni group slams USP’s failure to release council meeting outcomes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/07/alumni-group-slams-usps-failure-to-release-council-meeting-outcomes/" aria-label="Read more about Alumni group slams USP’s failure to release council meeting outcomes">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2024
Council members voted 21 to 4 in favour of Ahluwalia returning to the Laucala campus following a much-awaited meeting in Vanuatu this week. It comes as USP and its two unions — the Association of the University of the South Pacific Staff (AUSPS) and the Administration and Support Staff Union (USPSU) — remain locked in ... <a title="USP Council votes to bring controversial VC back to Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/04/usp-council-votes-to-bring-controversial-vc-back-to-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about USP Council votes to bring controversial VC back to Fiji">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist University of the South Pacific staff unions are giving management “one more chance to come to the table” before they go on strike. On Wednesday, the staff association received the secret ballot outcome from Fiji’s Labour Ministry, which confirmed that they had a mandate for strike action. Association of ... <a title="USP strike: Staff offer management ‘one more chance to come to table’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/usp-strike-staff-offer-management-one-more-chance-to-come-to-table/" aria-label="Read more about USP strike: Staff offer management ‘one more chance to come to table’">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A secret ballot by members of the Association of University of the South Pacific Staff (AUSPS) and USP Staff Union have voted in favour of strike action at the institution. Unofficial results in the poll last Wednesday showed 63 percent in favour, above the needed majority threshold. AUSPS general ... <a title="USP staff vote in favour of strike action over ‘just and fair’ pay rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/11/usp-staff-vote-in-favour-of-strike-action-over-just-and-fair-pay-rise/" aria-label="Read more about USP staff vote in favour of strike action over ‘just and fair’ pay rise">Read more</a>
