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WorkRights Training Commences
This week, HSUWA kicked off WorkRights training for 2025! HSUWA a session at Zig Zag Cultural Centre in Kalamunda, and a second session at The Wetlands Centre in Bibra Lake. Members attend training across a range of public and private sector hospitals and health services to: We also have two upcoming training sessions for on…
HSUWA RESPONSE TO RELEASE OF THE WA HEALTH WORKFORCE STRATEGY 2034
Released Friday 27 September 2024 After a lot of fanfare and involvement from the Minister for Health during the extraordinarily long development of the WA Health Workforce Strategy, WA Health has quietly released the final strategy document online yesterday and notified staff. The Minister’s foreword itself focuses on the need for collective action to ensure a…
Members Reject Third Offer
Over the last two weeks, Members across public hospitals and health services attended paid union meetings to vote on the Third Offer. This Offer was received the morning before the Protest Rally. With a 93% No Vote, Members overwhelmingly rejected the Third Offer and endorsed continuing to campaign for a Fourth Offer that better addresses key Member claims. Read the Committee of Management…
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…
QEII Medical Centre Stop Work Action – Allied Health Professionals, Technicians, Hospital Admin and Security Stand Up for Better Pay
RELEASED 29 MAY 2024 HSUWA Members, including Allied Health Professionals, Technicians, Assistants and Clerks from Perth Children’s Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and PathWest will rally to Stand Up! for better pay and conditions at a Stop Work Meeting today. After a mass meeting of union members on 1 May at Fiona Stanley Hospital, this…
Negotiating Fairer Pay and Conditions With Private Employers
HSUWA Members have joined together in workplaces across WA to negotiate fairer pay and conditions with their employers. Currently, the Union has negotiated Agreements with over 40 private companies, with 7 of those currently in active negotiations. Bargaining to ensure Members maintain and improve conditions is supported by Members who are actively involved in the…