Across NSLHD, HSU Allied Health and Administration members have been taking industrial action for several weeks. This collective action has sent a powerful message to the NSLHD Executive and brought them to the table around the concerns members have about staffing cuts.

HSU Allied Health and Admin members should be incredibly proud of their efforts so far. It is never easy taking industrial action, but it was necessary to ensure staffing cuts did not eventuate – staff and patients could not take any more!

HSU members haven’t just taken industrial action. They’ve also met with local MPs, engaged local community groups, appeared in the media, and commenced a petition to have these cuts debated in NSW Parliament! All of this important and collective effort made the difference.

NSLHD has provided the HSU with a range of commitments in the last few days around staffing, filling of vacant positions, and temporary contracts, amongst other things. Your HSU member leaders on the NSLHD Industrial Action Committee have endorsed that these outcomes should go to all members in a mass meeting for a vote on whether to lift the industrial action.

All HSU Allied Health and Admin members are requested to attend an online meeting on Tuesday 12 November at 12pm to discuss and vote on NSLHD’s offer. You must register for the meeting using this link.

To prepare for the meeting, please find details of NSLHD’s complete offer below:

1. Written commitment around NSLHD AH and Admin staffing – please find NSLHD’s letter to the HSU here
2. Defined ATF process which ensures all positions reviewed immediately with HSU member input – please find the items for the ATF process:
   1. Link: 20241111 NSLHD HSU ATF TOR
   2. Link: 20241111 NSLHD HSU ATF Process
3. Agreed process for the correct application of overtime in alignment with the Awards – in progress, with update coming shortly.
4. Executive level working group to resolve MVH safe staffing issues – first meeting November 12.
5. HSU members on 28 days’ notice of termination have had employment continued.