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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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Paid pandemic leave to be rolled out in NSW
September 24, 2020
Workers required to self-isolate due to COVID-19 may now be eligible for a $1,500, after an about-face by the…
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The Modern Slavery Act: a law worth fighting for
August 28, 2020
On the 21st of June 2018, NSW Parliament passed one of its most historic pieces of…
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Super works for the economy
August 17, 2020
Governments are using the cover of COVID-19 to dismantle superannuation. At the start of the…
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Nurses and midwives’ super is under attack
August 10, 2020
The Federal Government is threatening to use the cover of coronavirus to ruin your retirement.…
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“Untold hardship for hundreds of thousands”: Morris...
August 5, 2020
Australian Unions have described the Morrison Government’s superannuation withdrawals scheme as a “reprehensible attack on…
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PM opens door to paid pandemic leave, after months long...
August 3, 2020
After four months of campaigning from unions across the country, including the NSW Nurses and…
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“Morrison must commit to paid pandemic leave”: Aust...
July 30, 2020
In launching its National Economic Reconstruction Plan, Australian Unions have called on the Morrison Government…
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Don’t delay the Super increase
July 27, 2020
Nurses and midwives stand to lose thousands of dollars a year in retirement income if…
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The Australian public’s regard for unions is rising
July 27, 2020
A poll finds a majority of people think Australia would be better off if unions…