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ADHC and Government pretend to consult
On 19 November, the Secretary of the Department, Michael Coutts-Trotter emailed ADHC staff to convey the Baird Government’s unilateral decisions regarding the terms of your possible transfer to the ‘not for profit’ or ‘for profit’ sectors. Secretary Coutts-Trotter stated that they “continue to consult with unions representing staff to raise and work through any member […]
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Disability nurses face staffing crisis
Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) nurses working under the Department of Family and Community Services are the first nurses to face sweeping cuts to their awards by the state Liberal/National government. But they are fighting back by starting a campaign for pay parity with nurses in the Public system. More than 1000 NSW nurses, […]
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Disability services pledge for 2015 candidates
Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) staff are asking their local candidates in the March 2015 state election to take a pledge to support them in their campaign against privatisation. The pledge for candidates reads: I COMMIT TO: 1. Protect ageing, disability and home care services in NSW by ensuring the NSW Government retains a […]
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Update on campaign against privatisation of disability services in NSW
Association members continue to be active in a community campaign to keep disability services in public hands. On 11 March, the Hands off our Disability Services campaign was launched at a community forum held at Newcastle Panthers Club. Three hundred people turned up and the event generated significant interest in the media. Association and other union members […]
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No redundancy for disability workers
THE state government does not intend to offer redundancy payments to disability sector workers who decline to move to the private sector under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). By Ian Kirkwood in the Newcastle Herald, 3 March 2014. [NSWNMA public forum on disability privatisation at Newcastle Panthers, Tuesday, March 11, at 6pm. Read more reports on […]
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O’Farrell pay freeze causes disability nurses to leave in droves
The critical shortage of disability nurses at the Stockton Residential Centre in Newcastle has highlighted the real impact of the O’Farrell Government’s public sector wage freeze, the NSW Labor Opposition said on Friday (January 25). It has been reported that 40 percent of the Centre’s disability nurse positions remain vacant – with the huge roster […]
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March to Mike’s office – ADHC rally
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ADHC update – Rydalmere Centre work bans
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Disability services – anti-privatisation petition rally
Staff from ADHC (Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care), including disability nurses, will gather outside Parliament House on Thursday 13 November to present a petition against privatisation to the NSW Government. Download this poster for your workplace: Anti-privatisation rally poster NSWNMA-PSA
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Petition to retain public disability services
Just when federal funding through a National Disability Scheme (NDIS) offers hope of a better life for people with disabilities, the NSW state government proposes to abdicate its responsibility and pull the rug out from under existing ADHC services by privatisation (the biggest privatising of government services in NSW history!) Please sign a petition opposing this […]
