3. more changes
The NSW Government reduced the NSW Health Budget by $3
Billion over four years.
$2 Billion cut from local hospital
health budgets
$775 Million cut through a ‘labour
expense cap’
3600 Jobs affected
4. This Morning
“Savings could be
found by cutting
overtime”
Jillian Skinner - NSW Health Minister
5. Previous changes
The NSW Government has already
Capped wage increases to 2.5% per annum for most
NSW Government employees.
Reduced workers compensation benefits by removing journey
claims; capping time available for rehabilitation; and reducing
weekly payments to injured workers after 13 weeks.
Applied to slash the award conditions of 80 000 public
servants
Stripped $1.7 Billion from NSW Education
6. “At least 80,000 NSW public sector
workers are set to lose salary
benefits and conditions under
sweeping cuts to their awards.”
(Sydney Morning Herald, August 29, 2012)
“Premier Barry O'Farrell says he has
‘no apologies’ for plans to cut
public servants' entitlements such
as annual leave loadings and
penalty rates”
(Daily Telegraph, 29th August, 2012).
8. the plan
Protecting and improving your conditions means having a team
ready to campaign from Day One
The ‘Our HSU’ Team will immediately launch the campaign to
protect our conditions from these cuts
9. the plan
The first major strategy is organising new workers into the
Union.
Because a growing Union is a stronger Union
10. the plan
The second major strategy is rebuilding our alliance with Unions
NSW and the ACTU.
Because HSU Members should never be left alone.
11. the plan
The third major strategy is overhauling all our financial systems
Because only an honest Union can be trusted
13. you can...
1. Join the campaign by signing up below.
2. Sign up to our Facebook page: http://
www.facebook.com/our.hsu.campaign
3. Forward this link to three friends: http://
www.ourhsu.com.au/index.php/our-plan/.
4. Volunteer to phone more HSU members
like you: ourhsu@gmail.com