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HACSU represents over 2000 members working in the aged care sector. We represent all categories of employees in the sector. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Ambulance Members hold out for Better Deal AS INFORM GOES to press members in the Tasmanian Ambulance Service are continuing their campaign to win an enterprise bargaining agreement that will both provide appropriate financial rewards for members, and address a range of long-standing complaints about conditions. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Appointment of new State Service Commissioner heralds far-reaching changes A NEW APPOINTMENT and changes to State Government structures governing the public service will have far-reaching consequences. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Betraying The Olympic Spirit Giant sportswear brands are violating the rights of millions of workers around the world in order to fill shops with the latest and cheapest sports shoes, clothes and accessories in time for the Athens Olympics. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Bob and Dennis' Windfall It was just an innocent question at a Christmas get together. HACSU member, Bob Thompson, was yacking with his brother, who asked him what he got paid for his call outs. Bob told him, then his brother followed up and asked him “What about stand-by?” 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Crucial redundancy Win Tasmanian employees employed under Federal Awards will benefit from a decision in an important test case about redundancy entitlements in the Tasmanian Industrial Commission. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Howard's Medicare deal gives up on bulk-billing THE HOWARD Government’s Medicare safety net changes are clear evidence they have now abandoned a universal health care system. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Innovative childcare needed A long term, comprehensive childcare policy that genuinely supports the increasing number of Australian working families is what our nation needs, says HACSU State Secretary, Chris Brown. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] It's a Home Help Bonanza Around 120 Tasmanian home help workers are celebrating across the State after reaching agreement on the first part of a massive back pay claim for underpayments on allowances for use of their vehicles. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Labor puts forward NEW DENTAL PLAN THE ACTU has welcomed the announcement that a Latham Labor Government will establish Australian Dental Care. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Mersey Hospital Dispute Continues HACSU members are leading a strong community campaign to save services at the Mersey following announcements last month that acute, emergency and obstetrics services at the Mersey Community Hospital had been transferred to other facilities, primarily the North West Hospital in Burnie and the LGH in Launceston. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] New data fuels 'working poor' Fears: 60,000 people can't afford food Fears of a US-style massive ‘working poor’; population in Australia are being fuelled by new ABS data showing that around 60,000 Australians in low income working families are forced to go without meals and over half a million are unable to pay their bills on time. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Unions Helping in Cambodia Too Give a woman a fish & she will eat for a day...teach a woman to fish and she will feed her whole village. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Unions are helping to REBUILD EAST TIMOR Australian unions, through APHEDA, are helping to rebuild East Timor. It’s a massive underaking but unions are looking long-term and taking a strategic approach. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Well Done Tasmanian public sector workers have overwhelmingly voted in favour of an enterprise agreement, which secures significant wages improvements and important breakthroughs in other areas following a highly successful campaign. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] West Coast Health Services transfer negotiations on track Negotiations have commenced between HACSU officials and representatives from West Coast Health and Community Services, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Zeehan Medical Union for the transfer arrangement of HACSU members. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Women's literacy and Civic Education Almost two thirds of adult women in East Timor have never attended any kind of school, and for those who have, it is often just for a year or two. 18 May 2004 [Full Story] Nursing
Nurses working at Calvary Health Care have set a private sector benchmark for nurse pay deals, winning a 20% pay increase over three years. 19 May 2004 [Full Story] Denise wins HACSU EN Course Award Denise Howard had worked in aged care at the Glenview Nursing Home as a personal carer for seven years. When she got the opportunity to upgrade to an Enrolled Nurse through Northern Group Training, she took it on and exceeded her expectations, winning the inaugural HACSU Award for the most improved participant in the NGT Certificate IV in Health (Nursing) 2003. 19 May 2004 [Full Story] Guidelines in Medication Management for Nurses The Nursing Board of Tasmainia has released detailed and important information, providing guidelines in medication management for nurses. 19 May 2004 [Full Story] Healthscope Nurse Agreements Stall NEGOTIATIONS for a new enterprise agreement at the North West Private Hospital have stalled due to management’s insistence that there should be a single agreement for nurses across all Healthscope facilities in Tasmania. 19 May 2004 [Full Story] Nurses join the political process in America Florence Nightingale is history. Nurses are increasingly coming out of their shell and playing a political role in countries around the world. 19 May 2004 [Full Story] Nursing is a Political Act A VACATIONING worker throws her fishing line into a river and waits for the fish to start biting. As she waits, a body appears upstream, floating in the current. She yanks up her hip waders and walks out to grab the body, pulling the unconscious person up onto the bank. Resuscitation is effective, and soon the grateful person is able to get up and go. The health worker, somewhat fatigued, resumes fishing. Soon, however, another body appears in the river…and another…and another. The whole afternoon is spent rescuing drowning people. 19 May 2004 [Full Story] St Vincents nurses WIN 18% increase PLUS The HACSU nurses working at St Vincents have concluded negotiations on a new EBA after an exhaustive process, reaching an ‘in-principle’ agreement. 21 September 2004 [Full Story] They Said He'd Never Make It One day, 19 years ago, Matthew van der Molen had a life changing experience. 19 May 2004 [Full Story] Private
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission, in accordance with section 170LT of the Workplace Relations Act 1996, has certified the Eliza Purton Nursing Home Voluntary Redundancy Agreement. The Agreement comes into force from the 27 February 2004 and will remain in force until the 7 December 2004. 20 May 2004 [Full Story] Industrial campaign brings results for members and residents at Mount Esk HACSU members are continuing to negotiate with Mount Esk Nursing Home management over a roster restructure as Inform goes to press. 20 May 2004 [Full Story] Jim Febey Retires Long time HACSU member and delegate, Jim Febey, is bidding farewell to paid employment after 17 years work at the Meercroft Nursing Home. 20 May 2004 [Full Story] Members working with brain injured campaign for NEW ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT HACSU members working at NEENA, an Anglicare facility providing services to brain injured clients, are still trying to finalise an enterprise agreement after a long and frustrating series of negotiations with management. 20 May 2004 [Full Story] Most workplaces don't provide paid leave for Mothers DESPITE HACSU WINNING paid maternity leave for the majority of members, most other Australian workers are still missing out. 20 May 2004 [Full Story] Multicap win new Salary Packaging Agreement HACSU MEMBERS working at Multicap, a disability services facility in the North West, have won a new salary packaging agreement after a determined campaign and some good organising. 20 May 2004 [Full Story] Salvos Homes on the Market Workers and workplaces bought and sold. It’s happening more and more everyday, and everyday it underlines the need for unions. 20 May 2004 [Full Story] Salvos Sell Off THE SALVATION ARMY is selling off their aged care facilities across Australia. They have three facilities in Tasmania, of which Levenbank Hostel and Tyler Village Nursing Home are now up for sale. 20 May 2004 [Full Story] Public
Di Brotheridge, Nicola Bennett and Roseanne Robinson work in the Dental Section of the Community Health Centre in the North West Region. Dental therapists and other health professionals will be beneficiaries of the special clause within the EBA which allows for additional claims by health professionals which will address the current recruitment and retention crisis of health professionals in Tasmania. 19 May 2004 [Full Story] OUR AGREEMENT This is our new agreement for public sector workers. The agreement will govern our wages and conditions for the next 3 years. Make sure you know the agreement in detail so that you can take up the provisions when you need to, and that you are getting all your increases to wages and allowances. 19 May 2004 [Full Story] WE'VE DONE IT Public servants have broken through on an historic campaign that has seen one of the best wages outcomes – 14.7% for many years. 19 May 2004 [Full Story] |
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