A local nurse went to Queanbeyan at the weekend to lobby Nationals MPs for improved health services for regional NSW, reports the Coffs Coast Advocate. Sue White said she and 11 other members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association were buoyed by discussions with politicians attending the NSW Nationals Annual General Conference. “We were […]
*Take our Budget poll* Show your support for Medicare and against the huge increases in university fees, as well as cruel cuts to pensions – the list goes on of horrors from the 2014 Federal Budget. Sign the Bust the Budget petition and come along to the rally on Sunday July 6, 1pm at Sydney Town Hall. Transport […]
A fair go was stripped from NSW workers on 19 June 2012 when the NSW Liberal Government cut back the Workers Compensation system. Unions NSW is declaring 19 June 2014 ‘Fair Go for Workers Compensation Day’. On this day, invite your neighbours over for a cup of tea and a lamington or hold a morning […]
Northern Beaches residents plus nurses and midwives who work at Mona Vale and Manly are invited to a meeting to discuss local issues, inlcuding the privatisation of the new Northern Beaches Hospital, on Thursday 26 June, 7pm at Dee Why RSL. Brett Holmes will be speaking about what we know so far about proposals for […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) vehemently opposes the state government’s abrogation of its responsibility to provide public health care on Sydney’s Northern Beaches through its proposal for a privately-operated hospital to effectively replace Manly and Mona Vale Hospitals. It was a great disappointment to read Premier Mike Baird’s recent responses to Manly Daily […]
The NSW Government has finally called a Review of the workers compensation changes they introduced almost two years ago. The Review is being conducted by independent consultants Centre for International Economics (CIE) and will take place during May. All submissions to the Law and Justice Committee Inquiry into WorkCover will be considered as part of the […]
It is this simple – last night’s budget is a savage assault to the heart of the Australian way of life. It is government delivering for their big business mates by make life harder for working people. The fight back starts now and we need you to play a central part. Australian Unions are hitting the airways […]
The first federal budget from the Abbott government has failed to set a course for a healthy prosperous and sustainable future, the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) said today. While the federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has claimed all Australians have to do some ‘heavy lifting’ to get the budget back into surplus, CAHA is alarmed […]
Leading nurse and healthcare union organisations in 11 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe are holding coordinated actions marking International Nurses Week with a call to step up efforts to promote patient safety, protect health care services and ensure access to health care for all with a common theme of ‘Health Care […]
Judith Kiedja, Assistant General Secretary of the NSWNMA, will speak at a post-Budget forum, for analysis of threats to Medicare and to plan a fightback. Bill Mithcell, Professor of Economics, Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE) and co-author of a recent CPSU report, will also be a guest speaker. The forum is […]
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