Friday 18 August 2017
Dear Member,
We are pleased to inform you that the relentless campaigning and hard work of APA (NSW) delegates, the local community and local member, Katrina Hodgkinson MP, has today paid off!
Prior to being due to appear in the IRC today, NSWA informed us that they have conceded defeat and Coolamon Station will now be staffed by 5 paramedics (ie. a dual paramedic crew). The station will be supported by volunteers.
This is a huge win for our members and the community of Coolamon! Dual paramedic crews is the standard of care that all regional communities of NSW deserve and should be provided with at a minimum. Having the support of volunteers at Coolamon is extremely valued and will provide additional coverage for times when paramedics are not available.
We would like to congratulate and sincerely thank all APA (NSW) delegates, the local community and the local member for all their hard work to get this matter across the line. This would not have been possible without them.
Whilst we have won this battle, we will continue to fight for the communities in NSW who are yet to receive adequate coverage!
Regards,
APA (NSW) Executive
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NSW Ambulance (NSWA) continues to bury their head in the sand when it comes to our uniform.
The current polyester uniform, including the short-sleeved shirt, has been causing work health and safety concerns for
several members in hot and/or humid climates. This is unacceptable.
Today the Australian Paramedics Association (NSW) are commencing industrial action to stand against the announced wage cut by the Premier. For months, Paramedics and other essential workers put our lives and the lives of our families at risk to look after the people of New South Wales during the COVIID-19 Pandemic.
The NSW Premier’s announcement to freeze the pay of public sector workers for 12 months is disgraceful. Paramedics and our frontline colleagues have been used, yet again, as scapegoats for this Government. We are praised as heroes for our hard work, and in the same breath served a pay cut that will ultimately send our wages backwards.
