Empowering workers for a brighter future
With 49,000+ members across NSW, ACT and QLD, you’re in good company!
Welcome to the HSU
The HSU is a specialist union that covers members working in public hospitals, ambulance, aged care, allied health, private hospitals, imaging, pathology and disability care. With 49,000 members across NSW, ACT and QLD, you’re in good company!
SUCCESS
HSU PARAMEDICS WIN HISTORIC PAY DEAL
HSU paramedics have secured a historic 29 per cent pay rise, standing up to the NSW government and declaring it was high time NSW paramedics stopped being the country’s lowest paid and most injured.
On 13 December, HSU paramedics overwhelmingly accepted the NSW government’s pay offer - which came about after thousands made the decision to refuse to renew their professional registration in protest.
Paramedic members are advised that with the acceptance of this pay offer, there is no longer a reason to maintain the registration boycott.
When we unite, we win.
Read HSU submission to Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding (NSW)
Did you know that one third of the NSW state budget goes into NSW Health? That’s a whopping $33bn per year.
Thousands of HSU members have told their stories about wastage in NSW Health. The HSU has now reported this in our submission to the Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding (NSW).
A key recommendation is this: Undertake a national review of the pay and conditions in the healthcare workforce. Because we can’t have a world class healthcare system without health workers.
Bottlenecks, over-servicing, waste – these are all concerns that need to be dealt with. The Special Commission has the authority to subpoena documents and scrutinise expenditure to root out where the issues are.
And we can share our vision of what Health should look like: a well-paid workforce where community and preventative health has a strong part to play, and universal healthcare is upheld and supported.
Why join the HSU?
Being a union member is one of the best decisions you can make in your working life.
If you work in health, aged care, or disability services, there's never been a better time to stand with 47,000 workers across NSW, ACT & QLD in the fight for better wages and conditions for all health workers!
HSU members are what makes our union special and strong
It's the active involvement of HSU members that determines our direction and whether we succeed or fail.
Are you an existing member? Need some help or guidance, or keen to become more involved in the Union? Or are you an activist or delegate searching for more resources?
Stay Informed
Our Latest News & Articles
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2023
A message from the Secretary
It’s been an incredible year for HSU members and standing up for what you know is right. We’ve seen some epic struggles, equal…
December 18, 2023
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2023
Time to end the bottlenecks: Over-servicing and waste
HSU members secured a historic Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding this year – the first step toward preserving our universal healthcare system for our…
December 18, 2023
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2023
All I want for Christmas is 25% in Aged Care!
It’s been three years since HSU aged care members launched our Aged Care Work Value Case, advocating for fairness across the aged care sector and pushing…
December 18, 2023
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2023
NSW Government playing with lives over paramedic professional claim
Before the NSW election last year, Labor leader Chris Minns made a commitment to HSU paramedics: to honour the work of the Paramedic Taskforce established with…
December 18, 2023