Unified Magazine
Latest Summer edition of Unified has arrived!
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2020The 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…
January 5, 2021
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2020A 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.…
December 1, 2020
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2020Assistant 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…
December 1, 2020
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2020HSU 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…
December 1, 2020
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2020Allied 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…
December 1, 2020
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2020Laverty 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…
December 1, 2020
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2020Free 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…
December 1, 2020
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Unified Magazine: Summer 2020Healthshare 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…
December 1, 2020
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HSU Updates
From the Secretary
Regular Union notices and updates, from the desk of our General Secretary.
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From the Secretary
Proposed Realignment of Social Work Management at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
Dear Member, The HSU has received correspondence from Murrumbidgee LHD regarding The realignment of Social Work Management at Wagga Wagga Hospital. You can…
March 1, 2021
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From the Secretary
Aged Care Royal Commission Final Report
Today the Federal Government has released the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s final report. I am working through the eight…
March 1, 2021
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From the Secretary
MNCLHD: Ellimatta House Legionella Identification
The HSU has received correspondence from the Hastings Macleay Network to advise of a public health issue in Ellimatta House, Port Macquarie. You can view the correspondence…
February 26, 2021
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From the Secretary
Workplace change at Tenterfield Care
On 16 February, Tenterfield Care wrote to HSU as part of mandatory consultation to advise us of roster changes in the kitchen at Haddington. Though it…
February 26, 2021
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From the Secretary
Update: Coffs Harbour Health Campus Redevelopment
The HSU has received copies of the floor plans for the new clinical services building under construction at Coffs Harbour Health Campus. You can view them at…
February 26, 2021
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From the Secretary
HSU All Aged Care Members' Meeting Next Wednesday
Through the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, we have all heard the harrowing stories of residents, their families and the workforce who care…
February 26, 2021
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From the Secretary
Fight them in the carparks
This morning, I have been made aware that NSW Health intends to reintroduce parking fees for health workers in April 2021. I have…
February 26, 2021
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From the Secretary
Canberra Health Services: Proposal to Cancel HP3 Upgrade Process for 2021
The HSU has received correspondence from Canberra Health Services regarding the proposed cancellation of the HP3 Upgrade Process for 2021. You can view the correspondence at…
February 25, 2021