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HSUWA at the National Allied Health Conference
HSUWA will showcase membership benefits and promote current Member campaigns at the upcoming National Allied Health Conference in Perth on 8 & 9 August 2023. We will be attending as a conference exhibitor in the main exhibition space. So, if you want to know more about HSUWA Membership, or would like to get involved in…
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…
HSUWA Members Commit to Fighting on Amidst Historic Wins in Aged Care
As many Members will be aware, the HSU ran the successful Change Aged Care campaign to lobby the Federal Government to better fund Aged Care. While reform is underway following the Royal Commission process, importantly in 2020, the HSU also lodged a work value case in the Fair Work Commission arguing the pay rates in the residential aged care sector were too low and…
Private Pathology Log of Claims Surveys Out Now
HSUWA sent out surveys to Members working at Western Diagnostic Pathology and Australian Clinical Laboratories in November. It’s important for all Members employed with these companies have their say about what they would like to negotiate in their next Union Agreement. Negotiations are due to commence in 2024, and your Union wants to be prepared with a…
Recognition that Jobs are Undervalued Due to Gender Bias
On 16 April 2025, the Fair Work Commission (Commission) found that there was gender-based undervaluation of occupations across five Modern Awards. Modern Awards set minimum pay rates as a ‘safety net’ for industries and occupations in the private sector. In a wide-ranging initial decision announced as a ‘provisional view’, the Commission made a number of historic determinations. Importantly, this included changes to the minimum pay rates in a range of occupations…
MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGISTS STRIKE
Released Thursday 19 September 2024 HSUWA-members have further escalated their industrial action this week, after the State Government has continually failed to deliver the meaningful reform to the pay and conditions needed to deal with the current crisis attracting and retaining experienced public health professionals in WA. Inefficient wage levels and a lack of modern…
