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…
6 days ago
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Senators should reject sneaky cuts to Paid Parental Lea...
February 9, 2017
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is urging the Nick…
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Rich: ‘I had a serious crash on my return from wo...
February 9, 2017
One nurse, Richard, here tells his story of a serious injury – luckily one of…
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Why America’s nurses oppose the Muslim ban
January 31, 2017
National Nurses United has joined with humanitarian and civil rights groups in opposing the US…
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EN must be supervised by an RN
January 30, 2017
Fair Work Commission accepts an enrolled nurse cannot be put in charge of a hospital…
Unions
Vision statements: Is it time for an apology to Indigen...
January 17, 2017
Is it time for the nursing and midwifery professions to reflect on our historical involvement…