Working to stop the Violence
Nov 22, 2019 15:54PM WST
The State Government have announced further measures and funding to go towards improving safety in our hospitals.HSUWA members called for the Stop the Violence Summit in July, because of the crisis of increasingly ... Read More
Union News October 2019
Nov 18, 2019 15:24PM WST
The latest edition of the HSUWA Union News for October 2019 has been released. If you did not receive an email, you can read the newsletter here Read More
Election for the Union’s Committee of Management: Why not you?
Oct 25, 2019 14:45PM WST
Please consider nominating for one of the upcoming vacant positions on the HSUWA Committee of Management.Like any member run association the HSUWA has a “board of directors” called the Committee of Management ... Read More
CI-23 – Review , Question, Dispute ?
Oct 25, 2019 14:26PM WST
Since our last report we have met with most of the Health Service Providers and have secured stronger commitments from a number to progressing the Commissioner’s Instruction 23 process to ensure that assessments are ... Read More
Union News - August 2019
Oct 25, 2019 09:20AM WST
The Union newsletter for August 2019 includes the results of the ACTU safety survey and can be found here Read More
Union News September 2019
Oct 10, 2019 10:03AM WST
The latest edition of the HSUWA Union News for September 2019 has been released. If you did not receive an email, you can read the newsletter here. Read More
CI-23 - A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Sep 27, 2019 16:20PM WST
Chinese philosopher Laozi’s famous saying is a good description of where Commissioner’s Instruction 23 (CI-23) is currently at, the first step of a long and difficult journey.In our last report we laid out our ... Read More
Things to talk about
Sep 27, 2019 15:46PM WST
Things to talk about When negotiating your current EBA in 2018 there were specific items that the parties (your employer and your union) agreed were unresolved and could be better resolved at the individual HSP level.It was ... Read More
Ramsays Health EBA
Sep 5, 2019 09:09AM WST
The Enterprise Agreement applying to Union members employed by Ramsay Health Care at Attadale, Glengarry, & Hollywood Hospitals, Joondalup Health Campus, and Peel Health Campus has now been approved by the Fair Work ... Read More
CI 23 – Change of Direction Needed
Aug 19, 2019 15:24PM WST
To be blunt, when you’re on a slow road to nowhere it makes perfect sense to change direction. This pretty much sums up the current state of play with CI-23. This is the message we gave to the Minister when we met, and ... Read More
Welcome improvements to security, but do they go far enough?
Aug 12, 2019 12:06PM WST
The Health Minister Roger Cook has announced $5 million has been allocated across WA Health “for immediate action to help stop violence and aggressive behaviour within hospitals”.This is a good start to ... Read More
Workers rights a long-term passion for Dorothy Marko
Jul 29, 2019 15:36PM WST
Dorothy Marko is a long time HSUWA member. She also recently became the Workplace Rep for the Medical Secretaries and Typists at RPH. Dorothy has always been a supporter of the work unions do and even remembers attending ... Read More
Stop the Violence Summit leading to promising action
Jul 18, 2019 12:59PM WST
Following the joint HSUWA and United Voice call for a summit to address the level of violence in public hospitals and health services, the Minister for Health Roger Cook convened the Stop the Violence Summit on 21 June ... Read More
Union News July 2019
Jul 12, 2019 15:16PM WST
The latest edition of the HSUWA Union News for July 2019 has been released.If you did not receive an email, you can read the newsletter here. Read More
Introducing new HSUWA Secretary Naomi McCrae
Jul 3, 2019 13:22PM WST
Dear Members and Supporters,The Health Services Union of Western Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of our next Secretary, Naomi McCrae.The selection process was exhaustive and thorough, I chaired the ... Read More
