The Health Services Union SA/NT (HSU), representing Allied Health Professionals and Medical Scientists, has been negotiating a new Enterprise Agreement with the Finocchiaro Government for more than nine months. After voting down their first offer, the NT Government referred the matter to the Fair Work Commission.
The NT Government is now putting the Enterprise Agreement back out to vote with only an additional 1% in wages and an offer that remains less than what police have received.
Allied Health covers a wide range of professions, including physiotherapists, radiographers, social workers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, dietitians, psychologists, pathology scientists, and sonographers.
The HSU will be encouraging members to vote NO on this offer and make the Finocchiaro Government take seriously the needs of workers. If this offer is accepted, it would lead to a worsening of our health services, which will not be able to keep up with demand as workers leave for better-paying jobs interstate. The Territory will remain the lowest-paying public sector for many health professionals.
