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
More than 9000 nurses have marched through Sydney as they began a 24-hour strike across NSW, seeking a better pay rise. They began the march on Macquarie Street and headed through the CBD, towards NSW Parliament House.
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.’
‘Significant impact on patients’: NSW nurses to strike for 24 hours
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Surgeries postponed across NSW as nurses and midwives demand 15 per cent pay increase during 24-hour strike action
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