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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…
14 days ago
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Royal College of Nurses’ strike ballot fails to m...
June 29, 2023
The Royal College of Nurses’ (RCN) strike ballot in England has failed to achieve the…
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Nurses and midwives urge federal government to be bold
June 23, 2023
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has joined a chorus of civil society groups…
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Federal government ratifies ILO Conventions to eliminat...
June 22, 2023
After years of campaigning by the union movement, the federal government has finally ratified two…
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Modern award wages to lift by 5.75%
June 2, 2023
The trade union movement has been fighting hard to increase wages for workers amidst a…
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‘Privatisation is politically dead’
June 2, 2023
Voters in NSW followed the trend in other states and rejected the further sell-off of…
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English nurses stand firm on pay
June 2, 2023
Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) mark May Day with another 24-hour stoppage…
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German nurses strike for better pay
June 2, 2023
Germany has been rocked by its biggest strikes in 30 years as the cost of…
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ACTU calls out RBA on interest rate rises
June 2, 2023
The ACTU has called on the Reserve Bank of Australia to stop hurting workers with…
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Thank you to ALL nurses
May 12, 2023
Today, on International Nurses Day, we reflect on the invaluable and crucial contribution nurses make…