Health Alert - News from the HSU March 15 2004

This is the latest news update from Australia's health union, the Health Services Union (http://www.hsu.net.au).

• Big Win For Sacked Members in Industrial Relations Commission

• Industrial Campaign Looming in Victoria

• Medicare Package Still Falls Short

• WA Branch Becomes HSU

• Security Officers Win in Perth

• HSU Aged Care Campaign Backed in Parliament

• Find a New Job via the HSU and Seek

• Get Involved in a Campaign

Sacked Security Guards Win Back Job

Seven security guards who are members of the Health Services Union have been reinstated and will be paid almost $500,000 in lost wages after a tribunal ruled they were unfairly sacked by Western Sydney Area Health Service.

Read the full story: http://www.hsu.net.au/news/1078971269_16499.html

Industrial Campaign Authorised in Victoria

Victorian psychiatric nurses and mental health professionals have authorised the start of a campaign of industrial and community action to address the crisis in mental health.

Read the full story: http://www.hsu.net.au/news/1079046167_15011.html

Medicare Package Still Falls Short

The new Medicare package is an improvement but still falls well short of what is needed to take the pressure off staff in public hospitals and assist struggling families, the HSU said today.

Read the full story:
http://www.hsu.net.au/news/1078984205_11268.html

WA Branch Becomes HSU

The Western Australian branch of the union is now officially known as the Health Services Union of Western Australia. After 50 years as the Hospital Salaried Officers Association of Western Australia the switch became official this month.

Read the full story:
http://www.hsu.net.au/news/1078269468_1889.html

Security Officers Win Campaign in Perth

HSU WA members employed as security officers at Royal Perth Hospital have won a hard-fought campaign to improve their pay and status within the hospital.

Read the full story:
http://www.hsu.net.au/news/1078194001_6068.html

HSU Gets Backing in Parliament

Labor Senator Steve Hutchins has spoken out about the lack of proper staffing in many aged care facilities and the need for a Senate inquiry into the sector to find ways to improve the situation for residents and staff.

Read the full story:
http://www.hsu.net.au/news/1078960000_22667.html

Find a Better Job

Australia's number one online employment agency Seek has set up a special service for members of the Health Services Union.

Do a job search:
http://www.hsu.net.au/site/jobs.html

HSU Member Campaigns

The HSU is running three major national campaigns on Medicare, Aged Care and Minimum Wages. Why not visit the pages and find out how you can get involved.

Visit the Campaign Pages:
http://www.hsu.net.au/campaigns/

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