Latest News
UNION WIN: Westmead Branch prevents reduction in beds i...
April 22, 2024
The Westmead Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) who successfully staved off an attempt to reduce the staffing profile at the hospital’s Close Observation Unit (COU). Management sought to reduce the unit from 12 beds to 8, without proper staff consultation. The reduction of beds would have seen the unit lose…
3 days ago
Aged Care
23% pay rise for aged care AINs
April 11, 2024
Years of campaigning by the ANMF NSW and other unions has delivered a 23 per…
Aged Care
More money, recognition and respect
April 11, 2024
For NSWNMA aged care delegate Linda Hardman, the latest work value pay rise is the…
Public Health
15% pay claim is “ambitious but reasonable”
April 11, 2024
Public sector branches are set to vote on a recommended log of claims containing a…
Social Justice & Action
Corporate price gouging causes inflation: report
April 11, 2024
The cost-of-living crisis has been caused by companies squeezing consumers and suppliers to breaking point,…
Social Justice & Action
Nurses and midwives face housing insecurity and rental...
April 11, 2024
Many NSW nurses and midwives are struggling to find affordable and secure housing. A lack…
Social Justice & Action
Aged 44 and living with Dad
April 11, 2024
A Blue Mountains nurse is forced to live with his father, after applying unsuccessfully for…
Social Justice & Action
Fire, COVID and Airbnb add to housing woes
April 11, 2024
Staffing of health services on the NSW South Coast is impacted by a rapid deterioration…
Social Justice & Action
‘Predatory’ rental market forces friends apart
April 11, 2024
A Western Sydney RN and friends could not find suitable accommodation to rent, despite searching…
Public Health
Wyong nurses win parking battle
April 11, 2024
NSWNMA members at Wyong Hospital on the Central Coast have blocked the introduction of paid…