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Protect Allied Health Care at Joondalup Health Campus
This week is the last chance to sign the petition to Protect Allied Health Care at Joondalup Health Campus, before it is tabled in WA State Parliament. Members are campaigning to challenge cuts to Allied Health teams at Joondalup Health Campus. Last week, the State Government announced the opening of 60 new public beds at Joondalup, but the reduction in staffing is leaving AHPs stretched too thin and concerned for…
Members at GenesisCare Settle First Union Agreement
HSUWA Members and Radiation Therapists at GenesisCare Murdoch.
Union Win! SCGH Radiation Therapists Secure Safe Staffing Through Workbans
Members working as Radiation Therapists at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital have secured 11.4 additional FTE to manage workloads and provide more timely cancer treatment to patients. Over 12 months, Members worked together and: The action taken by Members brought management of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to the table, and an additional 1.5 FTE was achieved for leave relief, resulting in the…
Union Win: Shift Penalty Underpayment Reconciliation Underway
Last year, HSUWA Members at Armadale Hospital uncovered widespread underpayment of shift workers who worked overtime in public health. As a result of union Members standing up to demand pay of their due entitlements, about 3,000 current and former employees will be back paid some entitlements (on average around $160). Due to union advocacy, the Department of Health agreed to investigate…
OVER 2000 HSUWA MEMBERS CALL ON THE PREMIER TO URGENTLY INVEST IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE
RELEASED 2 AUGUST 2024 Western Australia’s critical public health workforce is standing up for higher wages and better conditions, presenting a petition to the Acting Premier last week with 2221 signatures from HSUWA members working in public health services across Western Australia. The petition calls on the Premier to immediately intervene in the wages process…
CAMHS Members Commence Industrial Action
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…
