Ben Schmidt: Tertiary Education Union organiser on the losses faced by Massey University and its science department - Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Pleas from Massey University's science faculty seem to have fallen on deaf ears. 

The university is forecasting a loss of more than $50 million, well up from last year's deficit of around $8.8 million. 

It plans to slash around 100 science jobs and stop teaching engineering at Albany. 

Tertiary Education Union organiser Ben Schmidt told Kate Hawkesby that Vice-Chancellor Jan Thomas seems determined to push through with it. 

He says she needs to slow down, listen to staff and work for better funding, maintaining these services and access to education. 

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