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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…
15 days ago
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Working From Home When Home Isn’t Safe
December 15, 2020
On the International Day for the Prevention of Violence Against Women, unions launched a new…
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NSWNMA recognised for going “above and beyond” in w...
December 2, 2020
The Association wins SafeWork award for supporting members on the COVID-19 frontline. The NSWNMA has…
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Picking the pockets of nurses and midwives
December 2, 2020
NSW Treasurer, Dominic Perrotet, thinks a miserly 0.3 per cent pay increase for the next…
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80 per cent of employees want to continue working from...
December 2, 2020
An ACTU wants a charter of rights for employees working from home. More people want…
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Florida votes for an increase in the minimum wage
December 2, 2020
More than 60 per cent of voters in the conservative state supported an increase in…
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“If they win, they would be able to keep wages l...
November 20, 2020
Australian Unions Secretary Sally McManus writes about the very current attacks on workers rights –…
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“Invest in us”, nurses and midwives tell Tr...
November 16, 2020
On the eve of the state Budget, members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association…
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#NoRCEP: aid groups and unions oppose secret trade d...
November 10, 2020
Unions and aid organisations are opposing a secret trade deal between Australia and members of the Association…
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NSWNMA receives top gong for rapid response to COVID-19...
October 30, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has been recognised for its agile response in…