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PROTECTIVE SERIVCES OFFICERS AT SUNSHINE COAST HOSPITAL HAVE HAD ENOUGH
September 19, 2023
Today, around 30 Protective Services Officers (PSO) at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) protested the massive safety issues they are forced to confront on a daily basis.
United Workers Union (UWU) members, who…
AGED CARE SUPPORT WORKERS FIGHT FOR FAIR TREATMENT
September 15, 2023
Aged care workers in catering, cleaning, laundry and maintenance are today calling on the Fair Work Commission to recognise their hidden role in providing quality aged care.
United Workers Union today lodged a submission…
POTENTIAL STRIKE AT HOBART AIRPORT WILL CAUSE TRAVEL PLAN HAVOC
September 13, 2023
Workers at Hobart International Airport are considering strike action following a sub par wage offer put to them by their employer, MSS Security.
United Workers Union (UWU) members at MSS work in security and…
A THIRD OF CLEANERS INJURED CLEANING NSW SCHOOLS
September 6, 2023
Almost 300 school cleaners have exposed the impossible workloads they face in NSW schools, reporting high injury rates amid contractors cutting back hours.
As they rush from job to job workers report a host…