Australian Unions have long called for an increase in childcare assistance and funding but it should not come at the expense of overall support to families. The Abbott Government is forcing an impossible choice upon Australian families by linking new investment in childcare with extreme cuts to paid parental leave and family support payments. In […]
Thousands of public servants will start rolling strike action around the country on Federal Budget day. After a year of record job cuts, public servants are taking industrial action to protect their jobs, rights and conditions at work. Just today the Government has announced even more public sector job cuts to the tune of a […]
Leading nurse and healthcare union organisations in 11 countries across the globe are holding coordinated actions during International Nurses Week to highlight the global efforts to improve patient care protections, oppose cuts in health care services and stop the erosion of nurses’ workplace and living standards, under attack in many countries. The international actions are […]
Australia’s post 2020 CO2 emissions reduction targets should cut emissions ‘as quickly as possible’, the Climate and Health Alliance has said in its submission to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet UNFCCC taskforce. The alliance of 28 health sector stakeholders has set out a schedule for emissions cuts that would see Australia reach zero […]
In the wake of the devastation and loss caused by the recent major earthquake in Nepal, many members contacted us, wanting to do something to help. We’re encouraging members to hold morning tea fundraisers in their workplace, with funds raised to go to Australia’s Union Aid Abroad (APHEDA). Download the instructions for holding a morning […]
Nepali unions are organising immediate assistance in the wake of Saturday’s devastating earthquake and are calling for global union support. Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is supporting the initiatives of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) and Union Network Nepal Liaison Council (UNI NLC) to provide medical treatment for the injured, temporary tent housing and water […]
Join us for the 2015 May Day rally, in Sydney on Sunday 3 May, 11am, Town Hall Square. We will later parade to Belmont Park near Central. RSVP here! Let’s stand up for penalty rates, Medicare, public service and quality education for nurses. Bring the kids, your friends and colleagues and most importantly please wear your […]
Listen to podcasts from the Health care and the economy seminar held on 23 April 2015 at NSWNMA. Political economist Dr Ben Spies-Butcher of Macquarie University talks on health care and the economy, public services and Medicare. Public health advocate Caroline Colton speaks about the effects of privatisation on health care – examining the investors, the […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement it will trial the use of subsidised nannies for shift-working nurses in an initiative contained in the upcoming Budget. Federal Secretary, Lee Thomas, said for many years the ANMF had been calling for subsidised childcare payments for the use of nannies for […]
The Climate and Health Alliance is excited to announce the launch of the 2020 Health Care Climate Challenge, an initiative of CAHA’s international partner Health Care Without Harm. Seven leading health systems from around the world have declared a commitment to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions as they kick off a global campaign to mobilise […]
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