Delays and higher wait times expected in NSW hospitals as nurses and midwives walk out over poor wage offer
Extended emergency department wait times and delays to elective surgeries are expected in NSW today as nurses and midwives walk off the job to rally for a larger pay rise. Thousands of nurses and midwives brandishing signs and chanting "we want 15 per cent" have marched from Sydney's Hyde Park to Parliament House.
Nurses start marches across NSW for 24-hour pay-rise strike
The union is seeking a 15 per cent pay rise, while the government has offered an interim boost one-fifth the size.
NSW nurses on 24-hour strike and rallying for improved pay offer
The state government could have stopped this industrial action from occurring by coming to the table with an improved offer, but it has chosen to ignore us repeatedly.’
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New South Wales nurses and midwives are once again walking off the job amid an escalating pay dispute with the state government.
Nurses gather across NSW for 24-hour pay-rise strike
The union is seeking a 15 per cent pay rise, while the government has offered an interim boost one-fifth the size.
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