Union AGM 2020
Dec 18, 2020 13:34PM WST
The HSUWA Annual General Meeting was held last week to review the work of 2020. We held the event at the union office having recently created a more useable courtyard in the outdoor area behind the building and refreshed our ... Read More
Union Representative of the Year 2020
Dec 18, 2020 12:55PM WST
We congratulate all our nominees for this award, who have been outstanding advocates for their colleagues. Union Representatives are the lifeblood of our union, we salute you! Javad Tehrani from Perth Children’s ... Read More
HSU Members need to fight the Industrial Relations Omnibus Bill
Dec 18, 2020 12:49PM WST
Union members face another fight with the Morrison Government over the Industrial Relations Omnibus Bill, which will make significant changes to the Fair Work Act by affecting and reducing hard-won worker conditions and ... Read More
Aged Care funding transparency
Dec 4, 2020 14:07PM WST
An important initiative known as the Aged Care Financial Transparency Bill has been stalled in the Senate. The Bill was designed to ensure proper and transparent reporting of where taxpayer funds go in the federally ... Read More
Climate Health Report
Dec 4, 2020 13:54PM WST
The long-awaited WA Climate Health Inquiry conducted by Dr Tarun Weeramanthri was released today. Your union made submissions at the formal hearings to the Inquiry. Some excerpts from the Report are:It is not unfair to ... Read More
Western Diagnostics Pathology Update
Dec 4, 2020 13:41PM WST
After many months of working hard to unionise, members at WDP were pleased this week to have their first negotiating meeting. The bargaining team is Mathew Murray (Medical Scientist), Leonie Whitfield (Medical Scientist), ... Read More
NDIS Worker Screening
Dec 4, 2020 13:27PM WST
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Screening) Bill has passed through the WA Parliament, ensuring that a new screening process for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) workers will come into force in ... Read More
Peel Health Campus announcement - back in public hands in 2023
Dec 4, 2020 13:16PM WST
This week the state government announced that the Peel Health Campus (currently run by the for-profit healthcare company Ramsay Health Care), will brought back into public hands at the end of the contract in 2023. This is a ... Read More
Genesis Care Members
Dec 4, 2020 13:06PM WST
Recently, staff at Genesis Care approached HSUWA to try and resolve a number of issues they were having in the workplace. Members at Genesis Care have worked really hard to increase their union density, talk to colleagues ... Read More
Nominations for Union Representative of the Year 2020
Nov 20, 2020 15:48PM WST
We are calling for nominations for the Union Representative of the Year 2020! We congratulate and thank all our union representatives for their resilience and contribution to their union during ... Read More
Aged Care Royal Commission Further Update
Nov 6, 2020 13:23PM WST
The final hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety have been held. The hearings focused on the Counsel Assisting’s final submissions and proposed recommendations to the Commissioners. The 124 ... Read More
Industrial Shorts
Nov 6, 2020 12:22PM WST
Members have had some solid wins with their individual issues in the past few weeks. The wins included holding on to jobs, as well as finding new jobs or being paid compensation.For example:A member was denied her ... Read More
Work Health Safety laws for Western Australia
Oct 23, 2020 12:38PM WST
The Work Health and Safety Bill 2019 passed the Legislative Council this week with amendments, which now have to be approved by the Legislative Assembly. The legislation is expected to be implemented once the ... Read More
2020 WA Budget Summary of Health Announcements
Oct 9, 2020 11:50AM WST
Total Health Budget Budget increased from $9.423 billion to $9.649 billion – 2.35% increasePublic hospital budget up from $4.336 billion in 2019 to $4.510 billion in 2020 – 3.86% increasePublic hospital FTE ... Read More
Federal budget: implications for superannuation
Oct 9, 2020 11:07AM WST
The Federal Government has signalled its legislative priorities for superannuation over the next four years.The government has not announced any further extension to the early access to superannuation scheme as threatened, ... Read More
