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Summer 2008

General

Ambulance Ramping Putting Community at Risk
HACSU is pressuring the State Government to finally resolve ambulance ramping at the Royal Hobart Hospital.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

Child and Family Service Carer's Fight for Safety
FOR over a year, HACSU members in Child and Family Services have been campaigning for a safer workplace.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

Community Services Push Better Wages & Conditions
THE community service industry is rapidly expanding as Australia's population grows and more services are required to meet growing levels of need, disadvantage and poverty.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

Disability Workers Endorse Interim Agreement
HACSU members within a large percentage of the not-for-profit disability service sector have endorsed an interim agreement that delivers improved wages and conditions.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

HACSU Delegate Eases the Transfer Between Hospitals
HACSU members at Smithton District Hospital have experienced a challenging process throughout the transfer of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)aged care facility, Ambrose Home, to the local private provider, Emmerton Park, during April 2008.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

HACSU Delivers on Wage Increase
IN mid July 2007, HACSU met with Southern Cross Care Tasmania (SCCT) to discuss a combined Union Collective Agreement for nurses and general staff.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

HACSUassist 12 Months On
The HACSUassist contact centre celebrated its 12 month anniversary on 25 May 2008.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

Moratorium on the Conversion of Fixed-Term Employees to Permanency
EARLY this year the HACSUassist contact centre conducted its first desk top campaign.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

New Union Body for Ambos
HACSU is leading the way within the National Ambulance Scene.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

Nursing

2008 Anna Stewart Memorial Project
IN April 1983, Anna Stewart, a long time campaigner for women's rights and prominent union official, died tragically.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

HACSU Recognises Budding Nurse
Promising nursing graduate, Daniel Bell, was recently awarded the HACSU Academic Performance and Personal Growth Award in February this year.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

Public

Activists in the PSUWA Campaign
The Public Sector Union Wage Agreement (PSUWA) 2008 has demonstrated the amazing strength found in collective action.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

Mersey Community Hospital Returns to Original Resting Place
HACSU members at Mersey Community Hospital (MCH) have, once again, seen a full circle of ownership of the hospital.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

Public Sector Landslide
YOU would have been living in another world not to have noticed the massive campaign the HACSU and the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has been embroiled in with the State Government over the last six months.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

Public Sector Nursing Review Kicks Off
IN 2007, HACSU and the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) settled on a comprehensive agreement to increase wages and conditions for the public sector.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

RHH Cleaners Fight Role Changes
ROYAL Hobart Hospital (RHH) management has proposed major changes to the role of environmental service officers.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]

RHH Staff Fight Excessive Workloads
LIKE most workers in the Health and Community Service Industry, food service officers and hospital aides at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) have continually been expected to pick up additional duties on top of their already excessive workloads.
02 December 2008 [Full Story]