Australia: Victorian nurses denounce government-union pay deal wsws.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wsws.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee hails the decision of Victorian nurses and midwives to stand up to the ANMF leadership and reject the wage-cut deal. But we warn that this is only the first step.
Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee in Australia demands the release of Ukrainian socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk wsws.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wsws.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The real-wage slashing deal was voted down in a meeting of around 3,000 health workers, despite a concerted attempt by the union leadership to suppress criticism of the proposed enterprise agreement and fraudulently portray it as a win.
“How can the very people entrusted to ‘do no harm’ stay silent when over 400 of our healthcare colleagues have been targeted, detained, abused and murdered…”