Nurses threaten stop work action over pay demands

Nurses and midwives will stop answering phones, participating in meetings and entering the data if a state government does not provide wage increases.

Queensland’s liberal national government spends two days to meet the demand for a 13 percent wage increase of nurses and midwives for three years, otherwise industrial action will increase.

The union member of 45,000 people has been wearing pink for weeks as part of the first stage of industrial action to negotiate for a better wage agreement.

The state government continued its proposal of 11 percent of the “Nation Leader” for three years, which included three percent in April 2025, 2.5 percent in April 2026 and 2027 and three percent in December 2027.

However, the union claims that Queensland nurses and midwives are no longer paid best in the country for the first time in 15 years and that Victoria’s best Gong.

“Falling back is dangerous, longer waiting times and increasing negative patient results,”

“It seems to have enough nurses and midwives to stay behind, to maintain care, which will provide less access to free care where you live.”

In order to respond to the union’s demands until Wednesday, the second stage of the “destructive” industrial action will begin as of July 7.

This involves making beds, rejecting data input and rejecting management activities such as answering or filing phones, and not participating in meetings.

Mrs. Beaman assured that the action would not affect patient safety.

“As always, patient safety will remain very important with our action,” he said.

Industrial action will continue until the state government reaches a better payment proposal and may increase if the demands are not met.

More strikes will include reported and gradual work outputs.

Ms. Beaman said that nurses and midwives felt “surprisingly disrespectful” as their wage negotiations are insufficient for months.

“You have a government sitting there, respects nurses and midwives, values ​​nurses and midwives, but one of the things they put forward does not actually work to talk,” he said.

Treasurer David Janetzki said the government continued to negotiate with good faith with the government budget that provides a health infrastructure of 33 billion dollars.

“There is a country leader offer on the table on the table.”

“These negotiations continue and we will continue to do the job.”

Ms. Beaman, record infrastructure expenditure should be allocated to submit its commitment to the government’s nation -leader wages.

“The financing required to hire and keep talented people to look at Queensland were not allocated properly.” He said.

“Multi -dollar health facilities without talented personnel are like a car without a engine.”