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	Catherine Clancy Welcome to the website of my union. I work as an Ambulance Officer and have been a member for 15 years. Why am I a member? I believe that unions are a significant part of equitable industrial relations. The HSU has helped achieve a variety of objectives and resolved issues.
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Union welcomes progress report on public health - 19/11/2009
Health Services Union General Secretary Michael Williamson today welcomed the release of the independent progress report on Caring Together: the Health Action Plan for NSW. The plan was released in May in response to the report of the Garling Inquiry into acute care services in NSW.

Legislative Council Committee returns to the Ambulance Service - 18/11/2009
The Legislative Council has initiated a review of how the Ambulance Service has adopted recommendations made by Standing Committee No 2 some 12 months ago. A major emphasis of the recommendations made at that time was the Ambulance Service’s management and culture, in particular the widespread reports of bullying and harassment...

New agreement for Baptist Community Care - 17/11/2009
Workers at Baptist Community Care have overwhelmingly endorsed a new collective agreement. It provides for two 3% increases over its two year lifespan, along with the introduction of a workload management clause.

Job permanency win for members at SWAHS - know your rights - 11/11/2009
Nearly 70 HSU members are celebrating their new employment status from casual to permanent. This follows a concerted HSU campaign that pushed to have award rights recognised for casual and temporary workers. To date, the Sydney West Area Health Service has made 67 workers permanent with a further 30 being considered...

“Contribution of the Not-for-Profit Sector" - draft report by the Productivity Commission - 21/10/2009
The Productivity Commission recently released a draft research report entitled “Contribution of the Not-for-Profit Sector”. This 500 page document makes a number of significant observations, provides research and commentary on a number of issues, as well as making a number of draft recommendations.

The Service is watching you .... - 21/10/2009
The Ambulance Service has approached the HSU to formalise procedures for electronic surveillance of ambulance vehicles. Under the Workplace Surveillance Act, an employer has obligations to notify workers of the nature and stated intention of any surveillance. However, it remains unclear if this implies that at present the Service is not complying with the Act.

Rally about new OH&S laws - 14/10/2009
Wednesday 28 October will see union members rallying in a day of action on occupational health and safety. The action is in response to the recent release of the federal government’s Draft National OH&S laws. This follows concerns that in NSW especially longstanding workplace rights will be lost through the harmonisation process...

Disease control requires investment in staff - 12/10/2009
Responding to reports on the spread of infections in NSW hospitals, Health Services Union Acting General Secretary Peter Mylan said today: “Good clinical practices have to be backed up with an investment in cleaning staff...

Union demands action to stem assaults on Ambulance Paramedics - 9/10/2009
There has been an alarming rise in the number of assaults on Ambulance Paramedics. The then Minister for Health John Della Bosca revealed that a total of 120 ambulance paramedics have been assaulted over the last 12 months. This is an increase of more than 60% on 2006-07 figures. The Minister confirmed that of these, 59 of the attacks were in the Sydney metropolitan area...

ACT Government launches public consultation on future of Calvary Hospital - 8/10/2009
The ACT Government is holding public consultations on the future of Calvary Hospital. Calvary Healthcare currently operates the site and manages staff under an arrangement with ACT Health. It’s now proposed that the hospital be transferred to the public sector, while Claire Holland House, a 19 bed palliative care facility, will go in the opposite direction and be fully owned and run by Calvary Health Care...