US Edition‘Gaslit’ Nurses and Midwives Prepare to Walk Off Job
- The Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union warns it will escalate protected industrial action from July 7 if the government does not meet their demand for a 13% pay rise by July 2, surpassing the offered 11%.
- The pay gap emerged when Queensland nurses and midwives demanded a 13% rise, as the government’s 11% offer for three years dropped them from Australia's top-paid position for the first time in 15 years.
- According to union leader Sarah Beaman, work bans on tasks like data entry and answering phones aim to avoid patient safety impacts, warning of longer waits and poorer outcomes if understaffing worsens.
- If demands go unmet, work bans on answering phones, data entry, and meetings will start July 7, disrupting hospital operations until a better pay offer is made.
- The Queensland budget faces a $1.2 billion shortfall risk if nurses' pay demands are met, with plans to hire over 6,000 public servants including 4,400 in health.
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Frontline health workers warn of mass industrial action while Queensland health calls in the industrial commission to mediate pay talks
Queensland’s health system is on the brink of widespread disruption as the Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union (QNMU) threatens to escalate industrial action - with thousands of nurses and midwives prepared to walk away from non-clinical duties starting next week.
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