The Health Services Union of Western Australia

The HSUWA is a specialised union of health workers in Western Australia.

Our members work in hospitals and health services, aged care, disabilities, imaging, pathology, private practices and allied health.

We are a growing union organising and campaigning for better pay, conditions and careers for our members.

We are a leading progressive voice of health policy in Western Australia.

We are part of the National Health Services Union, representing more than 100,000 health workers in Australia.

 

On behalf of the HSUWA, welcome.

Tens of thousands of people work across the health system, both public and private. Our members make up the most significant part of the health workforce. We cover the many jobs and varied expertise needed to care for the community and run a health system.

We are dedicated to our purpose - to empower our members to advance their collective interests through organising, support, advocacy and influence.

If you would like to find out more, please contact us. Together we are stronger. Join today.

Naomi McCrae, Secretary

Member News

02 December

Silver Chain Forced to Back Pay Aged Care Health Workers

Recently HSUWA discovered that Silver Chain has underpaid up to 4,500 Health Workers employed in their WA Aged Community Care business unit.Silver Chain undertook a review with external legal and employment specialists which identified that from 1 ... read more

02 December

Job Security: HUWA Members Made Permanent

55 HSUWA Members have recently been made permanent through the Job Security Review Process. Congratulations to those Members and to all HSUWA Members for achieving the Review mechanism in our last Union Agreement.Due to HSUWA pressure and an open ... read more

02 December

Radiation Therapists: A world class service right here in WA

HSUWA Member Ed is Chief Radiation Therapist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, the only public Radiation Oncology Service in Western Australia. As a team of around 70 Radiation Therapists, they treat around 2,500 cancer patients per year from all over ... read more

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