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Issue No. 130 | 05 April 2002 |
Lights Out on The Hill
Interview: Change Agent Industrial: Balancing the Books Unions: Breaking Out Politics: Pissing on the Light on the Hill History: Of Death and Taxes International: Now That's a Strike! Satire: Mugabe Voted Miss Zimbabwe: Denies Election Rigged Poetry: Flick Go The Branches Review: Red, Red Clydeside
Brogden's Worker Creds On The Line Melbourne Faces Budget Day Gridlock Unions Call for Middle East Peace Queensland Casuals Step Forward Worker Stood Down for Dunny Action Indigenous Jobs on Union Agenda Building Workers Honour Fallen Cop Robbo and Latham to Go Three Rounds ACT Health Workers Flex Muscles Casual Rights On Agenda As Full-Time Jobs Collapse Workers Health Centre Offers Affordable Care
The Soapbox Sport Week in Review Postcard
Chikka's Legacy Socialists in the UK Organising Globally Grape Disappointment Union Resignations : Crisis or Opportunity?
Labor Council of NSW |
News ACT Health Workers Flex Muscles
More than 100 social workers, psychologists, radiologists and admin staff protested outside the city's Calvary Hospital this week over pay rates. Under Liberal control of the ACT's health budget they have seen salaries slip 12-18 percent below those applying in NSW and nationally. Community and Public Service Union president Matthew Reynolds says if that situation is not addressed the ACT system will crumble under an "acute staff shortage." "These people can go to Quenbeyan and get more money for doing the same work. As a result, we are already seeing staff shortages in social work, medical imaging and psycholgy. Last year, alone, we lost more than 30 percent of our staff," Reynolds said. This week's protest focused on the hospital's failure to make an offer since its Allied Health Professionals and Support Staff agreement ended in March of last year. Mr Reynolds said workers' patience was "well past wearing thin". They have elected a committee to consider industrial action and have called on hospital management to resume negotiations. "The reality is, if we want to keep a decent health service in the ACT, we have to be 'salary competitive' with the NSW and federal systems," Reynolds said.
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