Category Archives: Unions

Decking your desks for ratios

Posted on May 15, 2013 by NU_admin

We asked NSWNMA branches across the state to show their support for the Ratios put patient safety first campaign by decorating their ‘desk’ – or workspace – with  streamers, badges, small posters and balloons. We want to improve and extend … Continue reading →

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Posted in: NSWNMA, One2Four Campaign, Ratios, Unions
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A proud past and fighting future: May Day 2013

Posted on May 6, 2013 by NU_admin

A Proud Past. A Fighting Future was the theme of yesterday’s May Day parade in Sydney and as the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association certainly has both a proud past and a fighting future (not to mention a current fight … Continue reading →

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Posted in: Events, NSWNA, NSWNMA, Nurses - image and identity, nursing history, Unions
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Kempsey asks: is the Premier listening?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by NU_admin

The NSWNMA branch at Kempsey District Hospital has sent a letter to their local MP. For background information about this claim and campaign, look here. Kempsey District Hospital ED staff

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Posted in: Advocacy, NSWNMA, Nursing - ED, Paediatrics, Ratios, Unions
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Queensland health cuts – Beth Mohle of the QNU

Posted on May 2, 2013 by NU_admin

Over 775 FTE nurse positions have been lost in Queensland in the past year, plus 3540 positions in Queensland Health. Beth Mohle, secretary of the Queensland Nurses’ Union, spoke to Noel Hester of The Lamp in March about the dire … Continue reading →

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Posted in: Advocacy, Health funding, Interviews and Features, Unions, Videos

May Day – a day to celebrate the work of nurses and midwives

Posted on May 1, 2013 by NU_admin

Arthur Rorris, Secretary of the South Coast Labour Council, wrote this opinion piece for the Illawarra Mercury. It is accompanied by an Emergency nurse’s diary of a 12 hour shift. Watch the Sydney May Day trailer on YouTube. Today, the … Continue reading →

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Posted in: Advocacy, NSWNMA, Ratios, Unions