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It's day 2 of the Senate Job Security Inquiry in Newcastle. Today we're hearing more from workers on Australia's insecure work crisis and how it impacts us all.

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.@DamienCahill8 from the @NTEUNational: Insecure work is a deliberate strategy to shift costs and risks to staff. This is even though much of the work is ongoing is nature. Wage theft is also widespread in the university sector, made worse by insecure work.
Now we hear from Sharon, @NTEUNational member and casual academic at university of Newcastle.

She details how casual academics are scared to speak up.

She wants work at a uni where her expertise is recognised by not by a thank you but by actual recognition of my skills.
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At the Senate Job Security Inquiry in Newcastle we've heard from the @TeachersFed that a part-time casual teacher, who are doing the same job and hours as a permanent teacher, will earn $22,500 less over a year.

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@TeachersFed One teacher, who has been a part-time casual TAFE teacher since 1995. She has sort permanent employment for 26 years and has been refused the entire time.
Another TAFE teacher has been a casual teacher for 21 years. Despite working full time at TAFE, they were refused a car loan because he was a casual employee.
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