Unions
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…
4 days ago
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Nurses and midwives’ rightful place is at the centre...
December 1, 2023
We need to challenge the prejudice against nurses and midwives using the full extent of…
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Union commitment to closing the gap continues
December 1, 2023
A partisan campaign derailed the Voice campaign but the NSWNMA and other unions remain committed…
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Increases in parental leave
December 1, 2023
New laws introduced to federal parliament in October will allow for families to access 26…
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Price gouging grips Europe
December 1, 2023
Corporate profiteering is driving European inflation as wages lag badly, says prominent Asian financial service…
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Engineered stone kills tradies. Bunnings and IKEA stopp...
November 21, 2023
Major retailers Bunnings and IKEA have announced this week they will discontinue selling engineered stone.…
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Unions to ban work on engineered stone unless governmen...
October 25, 2023
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) executive has resolved to take all necessary steps…
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Additional leave, gender equity at the heart of Paid Pa...
October 20, 2023
Parents are being offered more paid parental leave (PPL) thanks to ongoing campaign efforts by…
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Know your penalty rates this Labour Day!
September 28, 2023
With the Labour Day Public Holiday on the Monday 2 October 2023, make sure you…
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ACTU sets up inquiry into price gouging
September 19, 2023
Professor Allan Fels AO, former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), will…