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General Health Professionals Membership Nursing Private Public Training Your Rights at Work General
After the success of last year’s Delegates Conference, where almost 120 delegates and worksite committee members were comprehensively briefed on the Coalition’s new workplace laws, this year’s Conference will be huge. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Ambos Road Accident Rescue Dispute Escalates Ambulance Officers instituted work bans from 26 July in protest against the State Government’s plans to transfer responsibility for urban road accident rescue to the Tasmanian Fire Service. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Direct Debit Sign Over At The Park Group When the Park Group aged care homes at Cosgrove and Tamar Park were taken over by ‘Aged Care Services Australia,’ HACSU members faced a dilemma. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Eileen recalls close to 40 years of work Eileen Lohrey has worked as an extended care assistant (ECA) for St Giles for 39 years. She was one of the original HACSU members at the Launceston disability respite centre. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Eliza Purton Members Start New Worksite Committee A brand new worksite committee has been set up at Eliza Purton Home for the Aged. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] New Organiser for the North-West Cymone de Schipper started work in the Devonport HACSU office in May. Cymone previously worked for P&O Ports as a wharfie – the only female wharfie in Tasmania. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Public Holidays - Who gets paid for public holidays? A number of HACSU members across a variety of worksites within the Health Industry have encountered a similar problem with regard to their regular shifts falling on public holidays. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Road Accident Rescue TV Ads As part of the dispute, HACSU and the Ambulance Sub-branch produced and broadcast television ads focusing on the transfer of Road Accident Rescue. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Tasmanian Industrial Commission Awards $20 Increase The Tasmanian Industrial Commission recently handed down a decision on the State Wage Case. The Commission awarded a $20 per week increase to all award rates and increases the minimum wage in Tasmania to $504.40 per week. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Health Professionals
Under the new Health Professionals Agreement, an updated nexus salary level is to be calculated by 1 July each year. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Health Professionals Update The argument between HACSU and the State Government as to who ought to be included in the Health Professionals Agreement continues. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Membership
Long-time HACSU member, Ann Morris, recalls some of the changes she’s seen in the workforce. 15 August 2006 [Full Story] Nursing
Luke Finau has won the 2006 Bachelor of Nursing Academic Performance and Personal Growth prize. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Private
18 August 2006 [Full Story] Public
The Public Sector Unions’ Wages Agreement (PSUWA) Campaign is a joint campaign of the major Tasmanian unions with Public Sector members. These unions include: HACSU, Community & Public Sector Union, Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, Australian Services Union, Australian Education Union and the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Alarm in Spencer Clinic Members at the North West Regional, Burnie Campus’ Psychiatric Unit, Spencer Clinic, have been campaigning for personal duress alarms for several years. 15 August 2006 [Full Story] Hospital Aides Get Uniform Hospital Aides at the North West Regional Hospital, Burnie Campus, have won a fight with management to be supplied with uniforms. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Introducing John Stevenson New Ward 1E Delegate After 11 years at the Launceston General and two years on 1E, the LGH psychiatric ward, attendant John Stevenson has become the new 1E union delegate. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] LGH Building and Engineering Review A departmental review is currently being conducted into building and engineering at the LGH. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Mixed Outcomes for Supply Office Review Since the Government take-over of the Mersey Community Hospital, the Supply office has become increasingly busy, with orders increasing from around 900 per month to over 1500, with no extra staff. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Non-medical Staff Refuse to be Singled Out Hospital Aides and Environmental Service Officers at the Royal Hobart Hospital have resolved not to use the signing in/signing out boards imposed on them by management. 15 August 2006 [Full Story] Worksite Committee Fights for Reasonable Workloads A worksite committee has been set up for Pathology workers at the LGH. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Training
Three HACSU staff members have recently undertaken a five-day training course through Unions Tasmania to help them develop their skills as Industrial Organisers. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Theatre Support Workers Get Reclassification After five years of fighting theatre support officers at the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) have won a reclassification of their work from the Department. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Your Rights at Work
Prime Minister John Howard’s comments in Federal Parliament have given a green-light to employers to use the Government’s AWA individual contracts to cut back the wages and conditions of Australian working families. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Your Rights at Work Co-ordinators Employed in Bass and Braddon Two new Your Rights at Work Co-ordinators have been employed in the North and North-West of the State. 18 August 2006 [Full Story] Your Rights at Work Protests in Launceston Approximately 4000 community members and unionists attended a rally in Launceston at the end of June to protest against the Coalition Government’s new work laws. 15 August 2006 [Full Story] |
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