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Qld Paramedics and Ambulance Officers

United Workers Union - your Queensland ambulance union.

As a member of United Workers Union (UWU), you are part of one of the largest and most powerful unions in Australia.

UWU has coverage of ambulance workers across the country, along with a broad range of health professionals and other highly unionised industries, in both public and private sectors.  UWU has worked with ambulance members as their registered industrial organisation across WA, Qld, NT and Victoria for decades.

UWU understands what Paramedics, Ambulance Transport Medics/Officers, Communication Officers and First Aid Trainers need from the union representing them.

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Updates

Campaign, industry and EBA updates for United Workers Union members.

Meet your delegates

Learn about your Qld delegates & how they are helping members protect their rights at work.

ADDITIONAL information

View information & documents for Qld Ambulance & Paramedic members.

QUEENSLAND resources

Income Protection Scheme – APPLY HERE

Scheme provides peace of mind in the event you’re injured outside work hours or become ill. 

Additional information:

Professional Development

United Workers Union provides members with free and subsidised CPD courses and an online CPD logbook through the Talisium CPD portal.
training

Professional Indemnity

United Workers Union provides Professional Indemnity Insurance as part of your financial membership of your union.
View here.
Insurance

REPORT AN INCIDENT AT WORK

If you've experienced an incident or an issue whilst working as a paramedic or ambulance officer - we want to hear about it.
REPORT

Updates:

200 NEW QAS PARAMEDICS A MUCH-NEEDED BOOST: UWU

Today’s announcement by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Health Minister Yvette D’Ath of an additional 200 Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics will create a meaningful difference to …

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STATE BUDGET ESSENTIAL SERVICES FUNDING BOOST WELCOMED

The United Workers Union welcomes the commitment to essential services announced in today’s state budget. This includes centrally funding 60 new ambulance officers in the …

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EXTRA AMBULANCE OFFICERS MUST BE CENTRALLY FUNDED IN STATE BUDGET 

A new boost to the number of Queensland ambulance officers must be centrally funded in this month’s state budget. The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) has …

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Hospital crisis sidelining ambulance, impacts police

The Queensland Police Union President, Ian Leavers has come out today criticising the Queensland Ambulance Service. United Workers Union National Ambulance Coordinator Fiona Scalon said: …

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QLD EMERGENCY SERVICE WORKERS WIN PTSD PROTECTIONS

In a win for Queensland’s emergency service workers, they no longer need to prove they developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while on the job.  The …

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ED FUNDING BOOST A WELCOME STOPGAP FOR DEMAND

United Workers Union welcomes $100 million funding boost to tackle emergency department demand in Queensland. Key elements of the funding include: $39.6 million for additional …

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UWU acknowledges that we meet and work on the unceded lands of First Nations peoples. We wish to pay respect to their Elders — past and present — and acknowledge the important role all First Nations peoples continue to play within Australia and in our union.

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