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There’s greater hope NSW’s essential workforce shortages will improve now that the wages cap has finally been axed, unions say. The NSW Parliament has passed legislation to remove the powers that have allowed Coalition governments to cap the wages of public sector workers. The Parliament has also passed other important measures including allowing … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT HSU NSW and paramedics doorstop Doorstop ahead of debate of a petition in parliament demanding paramedics receive the resourcing and recognition they deserve. WHO: Paramedics will join HSU NSW Secretary Gerard Hayes WHEN: 12pm, Thursday 23 November WHERE: Back of NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street Media contact: Nick Lucchinelli 0422 229 032
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Wednesday, 22 November 2023 Ukrainian medic and advocate Yulia ‘Taira’ Paievska will receive a hero’s welcome when she addresses HSU paramedic delegates, Health Minister Ryan Park and Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko in Sydney on Wednesday. “We are incredibly excited and humbled to meet and learn from Taira while she is in Australia,” HSU … Continued
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Ukrainian medic and advocate Yulia ‘Taira’ Paievska will receive a hero’s welcome when she addresses HSU paramedic delegates, Health Minister Ryan Park and Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko in Sydney on Wednesday. “We are incredibly excited and humbled to meet and learn from Taira while she is in Australia,” HSU NSW Secretary Gerard Hayes … Continued
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Today, the collective heart of the nation’s police is broken and, right now, it feels broken beyond repair. A shooting incident on a Bordertown property at 11:20 last night has left one of our members, Jason Doig, dead and another, Michael Hutchinson, with gunshot wounds. An armed 26-year-old man confronted police who returned fire. That … Continued
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Quotes Attributable to Stewart Little, PSA General Secretary: “The PSA welcomes the verdict. We have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with our member since day one and we welcome the end to what has been a deeply harrowing experience for him,” says Mr Stewart Little. “The PSA has nothing but sympathy for the deceased and his family. However, … Continued
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Quotes Attributable to Stewart Little, PSA General Secretary: “The PSA welcomes the verdict. We have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with our member since day one and we welcome the end to what has been a deeply harrowing experience for him,” says Mr Stewart Little. “The PSA has nothing but sympathy for the deceased and his family. However, … Continued
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The ACT Government has positioned itself of the right side of history by unambiguously supporting a total ban on engineered stone products, according to the CFMEU. ACT Minister for Industrial Relations and Workplace Safety Mick Gentleman has announced the ACT will support a national prohibition on engineered stone at the next meeting of state and … Continued
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Unions NSW has called for reforms to housing and transport to ease the heavier cost of living burden being shouldered by international students. “Our data paints a grim reality of exploitation and hardship among temporary migrant workers, with international students facing the brunt of the housing crisis,” Unions NSW Assistant Secretary Thomas Costa said. “It … Continued
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After years of campaigning agains the privatisation of prisons, the Public Service Association of NSW has warmly welcomed the state government’s announcement that it will bring all the state’s prisons back into the public system. The PSA has long argued that privatised prisons result in unsafe conditions for prison officers, poor outcomes for prisoners, and heavy … Continued
