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On Wednesday, 7 February 2024, HSUWA Members across CAMHS Community Clinics stopped work and voted on a plan to take further industrial action. Members voted to implement two work bans, including a caseload cap and changes to some forms of record keeping. Members have advocated consistently over the past three years for changes to public services for children and adolescents needing mental health treatment – to better…
Anaesthetic Technicians fight for Better Jobs from Complacent WA Government
Anaesthetic Technicians are calling on the State Government to deliver pay equity and sensible, longoverdue improvements to their career structure to retain highly skilled and experienced technicians inpublic health. The budget announcement today of investment in public health services is very welcome. However,without any investment directed at supporting and retaining the workforce, there won’t be…
2024 Anna Stewart Memorial Project
Anna, a Radiation Therapist from Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and Amanda, a Radiation Therapist from GenesisCare, share their experiences with the Anna Stewart Memorial Project. Anna’s responses are in the left column, while Amanda’s answers are in the right column. What brought you to study the health science of Radiation Therapy? Radiation Therapy really appealed…
MEMBER WIN! ACL Staff to be Paid for Pre-start Duties
Members at Clinical Laboratories stand up for their rights to be paid for duties required by the employer. Members at Clinical Laboratories (ACL) raised concerns that the company required staff to perform 15 minutes of pre-start duties at hospital locations. Consequently, a union claim item in bargaining for a new Union Agreement requires that the company…
Security Officers Meet to Discuss Upcoming Forums
Recently, a group of key HSUWA Members working as Security Officers in public and public/private hospitals joined together to discuss the opportunity of the upcoming Security Officer Forums achieved under the Union Agreement 2024. Members discussed their ideas and priorities to advance the safety and working conditions of Security Officers through the forum process, so they can best do their job of protecting staff and…
Members at Ramsay Vote Yes
After lengthy negotiations and deferral by Ramsay Health Care, this month staff voted in favour of their 2022 Union Agreement with a 95% yes vote. Members decided to vote strategically knowing that work in preparation for the next Agreement in 2024 has already begun. The 2022 Agreement will proceed to the Fair Work Commission for review and registration….
