History
The RMIT Link was formed in 1968 following discussions and disagreements between the university's Committee of Council and the Student Union. The Link Union had provided its services in numerous locations around the university but 1980-82 Union House (Building 8) was built. It was opened in 1982 by Victorian Premier John Cain and the President of the RMIT Student Union. The building is now shared by the RMIT Union, the Student Union, the Student Services Group, main library, and academic departments. Later Union House was given extra floors and academic departments were added into the building and RMIT Union moved some services in to the neighboring Building 28. RMIT Union eventually expanded into the Bundoora Campus delivering services equal to those on the City Campus.
Following Voluntary Student Unionism legislation that took effect in July 2006 significant funding was lost by RMIT Link causing staffwide redundancies. Almost the entire staff was turned over around this time and the City Campus became the only place where RMIT Union had a physical and staff presence except for a part time staff member at both Brunswick & Bundoora Campuses.
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