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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…
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Unions
Labor backs our push to Change the Rules
April 1, 2019
The coming federal election is an opportunity to winfairer work arrangements and more secure jobs.…
Unions
Coalition fails to damage industry super
April 1, 2019
The Liberal–National Coalition government and big banks have waged a long campaign to weaken industry…
Public Health
Health care needs a fairer tax system
April 1, 2019
Wealthy Australians to get tax cuts as hospitals beg for funds. The Australian Medical Association…
Climate Change and Environment
Time’s up on climate stalling
April 1, 2019
Health experts, scientists and economists have rung the alarm bells on climate change for years…
Climate Change and Environment
Climate change a risk to Australia’s financial stabil...
April 1, 2019
The deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia warns of the growing risk of…
Climate Change and Environment
Breathing the black stuff
April 1, 2019
In a new report on the health effects of the coal industry in the Hunter…
Unions
Unionists asked to support Indigenous recognition in th...
April 1, 2019
Giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders a legitimate voice is “how we start to close…
Unions
The minimum wage should be a living wage
April 1, 2019
The ALP is supporting the union movement, while the Liberal Party throws its weight behind…
Research
A four-day week lowers stress and increases productivit...
April 1, 2019
A study of a New Zealand financial services company which introduced a four-day week found…