Members have voted “Yes” to accept the Fifth Offer for the Public Sector Union Agreement 2024. HSUWA Members have made their decision, with a record number of votes being received and 90% voting Yes to accept the Fifth Offer. Members should be proud of what they’ve achieved in this round of bargaining. It was a long and at times…
At the end of 2024, HSUWA Members returned a resounding ‘No’ vote to the Fourth Offer for the Union Agreement. While the Fourth Offer finally made some good improvements, the offer fell short with Members delivering a 77% No vote. Amongst the concerns was an unwillingness to trade off conditions for shift workers, and the higher pay and packages offered to other health…
HSUWA to Deliver Your Voice In Health Survey & Reporting in 2025 The annual, “Your Voice in Health Survey” (Survey) was a Labor election commitment first conducted in 2019. The Survey is a valuable tool in gauging the morale of healthcare workers, their confidence in WA Health, how well staff are supported by their employer and the culture in the…
HSUWA member Sharon, a Deputy Chief Medical Imaging Technologist at Fiona Stanley Hospital shares her experience working in the Medical Imaging Department. With over 30 years of experience as a committed health professional and union member, she is excited about the ongoing advancements in healthcare technology. Where did you study and why did you choose…
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…
Attend one of the upcoming paid union meetings to discuss the campaign to improve your pay and conditions. Health Support Services Date: Tue, 22 October 2024Time: 11:30am – 12:30pmLocation: Meeting Room 1:1, Level 1 St Georges Terrace Osborne Park Hospital Date: Tue, 22 October 2024Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pmLocation: G Block – Large Meeting Room Bentley…
Health workers take on all sorts of challenges but no one in the BHS Geriatric Rehab Team thought they’d be challenged to remake a pair of pants to add Velcro sides! The multi-disciplinary Bentley Health Service Geriatric Rehabilitation Team say that their patient-centred approach means they are prepared to take on any challenge, even if it…
SMAAT Team Developing Speech Analysis Tool with Massive Potential Every clinician aims to ensure they deliver the right intervention at the right time. A new tool being developed by a team at Curtin University will boost the capacity of Speech Pathologists to do just that. The SMAAT Team has developed applications that will enable Speech Paths…
Team with ‘Yes First’ Approach Redefines ED Experience Most people have visited an ED at some point because of a rolled ankle, a fall or an injury at work or home that needed imaging and treatment – the type of injury that needs quick treatment and the resources of a hospital but is going to…
Join us next week at our Mass Protest Rally. Ten months have passed since HSUWA Members submitted 20 considered claims, focused on improving workforce retention. In July, over 2220 members wrote to the Premier asking him to intervene and ensure Members received a serious Second Offer. This didn’t happen. It is deeply disappointing to see…
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…
The HSUWA is proud to be part of the WA Health Excellence Awards and sponsor the Allied Health Team of the Year Award. These Awards are a great opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our members do delivering exceptional health services and support to the WA community. It’s also a great opportunity for the union to shine…
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…
Every day, an enormous amount of goodwill is extended by the public health workforce to get the job done and support quality public health care in WA. However, the Cook Government has shown, by providing two weak Offers in response to HSUWA Members claims for improvements to pay and conditions, that their goodwill is not…
Released 11 September 2024 ACTU Secretary Sally McManus joined HSUWA Pharmacy members at QEII for the Pharmacy department’s first Stop Work meeting held this morning, a major escalation in HSUWA’s campaign for a fair offer from WA Health after the Second Offer was unanimously rejected by the HSUWA Committee of Management. Hospital Pharmacists are significant…
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