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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…
13 days ago
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Australia’s meanest workers’ comp scheme
March 4, 2019
People who get injured at work deserve a compensation scheme they can count on. But the…
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Real wage growth stuck at record low
March 4, 2019
Real wage growth remains at around 0.5 per cent per year, according to the latest…
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Nurses and midwives call for a ban on nuclear weapons
February 24, 2019
Nurses and other health professionals take a stand to prevent nuclear catastrophe.
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NSWNMA welcomes High Court decision to maintain freedom...
January 29, 2019
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has applauded the decision of the High Court…
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Rights won to a leave that saves lives
January 29, 2019
NSW unions achieve a significant win on domestic and family violence leave. Nurses, midwives and…
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ACTU seeks Fair Work Commission control over workplace...
January 29, 2019
An ACTU survey finds 60 per cent of Australian women have experienced sexual harassment at…
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Nurses and midwives welcome High Court decision to main...
January 29, 2019
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has applauded the decision of the High Court…
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One struggle, one fight: reflections on the LA teachers...
January 27, 2019
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association Assistant General Secretary Judith Kiejda reflects on her experience stumbling…
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NSW nurses and midwives win paid domestic violence leav...
January 9, 2019
Nurses and midwives in NSW have won 10 days of paid domestic and family violence…