The International Year of Health & Care Workers

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared 2021 the ‘International Year of Health & Care Workers’. All HSU members – from our pathology…

A message from the Secretary

We approach the end of another year – one that will be recorded in history as exposing the fragility of our health, relationships, anxieties, patience, and economy.…

Assistant Secretary Report

As the year 2020 draws to a close, I feel that this is an opportunity to reflect back on the year that was. This year has…

HSU Win: Nauseous Linen Allowance at Calvary Riverina

A few months ago, an HSU member at Calvary Riverina Private Hospital looked at their payslip and noticed something wrong. Not only was their payslip missing the…

Allied Health Professionals Day

Allied Health Professionals Day was held on Wednesday, 14 October 2020. For an entire week, the Health Services Union focused on celebrating, appreciating and acknowledging the hard work that allied…

Laverty Pathology Back Pay

HSU members at Laverty Pathology have endured a long and bitter back pay struggle to bring a very recalcitrant employer back into line – and they did it…

Free Parking Canterbury Hospital

HSU members have campaigned long and hard for free parking for health workers. We firmly believe that if you work in a hospital you shouldn’t have to pay to…

Healthshare Shoe Allowance Protest

This year has been tough for HSU members. With the NSW Liberal Government and the Industrial Relations Commission effectively freezing the wages of health workers at the height…