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Union Win: Shift Penalty Underpayment Reconciliation Underway
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Farewell HSUWA President Cheryl Hamill
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude and farewell to HSUWA’s outgoing President, Cheryl Hamill. Cheryl has played a longstanding and prominent role in our union. Cheryl joined HSUWA as a member in 1985. She has been a Committee of Management member for 24 years and President for nearly 20 years. She has been…
HSUWA Members will take the fight for better healthcare directly to the State Labor Government
Throughout 2025, the HSUWA Committee of Management have been actively considering how best to deliver key outcomes for members. Public healthcare is best delivered by securely employed and fairly paid state government employees. But this is not what is occurring in Western Australia right now, with private commercial interests involved at every level of our public healthcare system. For example, Serco are still engaged at Fiona Stanley…
