industrial action
Pharmacists ‘not paid for work they do not perform’
Public hospital pharmacy staff participating in industrial action will have up to 25% of their pay deducted, a government agency confirms Hospital pharmacists and technicians taking protected industrial action over …
Workforce shortages are putting patient care at risk: AdPha
Territory government urged to “set up to properly support hospital pharmacists and technicians”, amid workforce crisis Industrial action being taken by hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the Northern Territory …
‘Without change, services will collapse’: union
Staffing crisis forces pharmacy staff to take industrial action Pharmacists and pharmacy assistants working in public hospitals across the Northern Territory are taking industrial action over staff shortages. Professional …
‘Patient safety is at serious risk’: union
Pharmacists working at public hospitals in the Northern Territory are set to vote on taking industrial action over ongoing staff shortages Union leaders are warning that cancer services in the …
Take us off the bench: Twomey
Guild leader backs pharmacists to support state health system as doctors strike Community pharmacists are ready to step in to assist patients in NSW, as hospital doctors take industrial action …
Pharmacists buoyed by public support for industrial action
Hospital pharmacists hopeful work stoppage will secure improved pay offer Pharmacists at Hobart Private Hospital are optimistic that support shown by colleagues and members of the public for industrial action will …
Pharmacists at ‘breaking point’
Hospital pharmacists to walk off the job as pay dispute continues Frustrated pharmacists at HPS Pharmacies in Tasmanian hospitals will conduct a two-hour work stoppage today (Tuesday 25 February 2025) …
World news wrapup: 24 October 2024
Meds run out in besieged Gaza; English pharmacists face abuse; Californian pharmacy workers go on strike Gaza: In a blog post outlining the current state of the health system in …
Pay and career path stagnation sparks strike
Hospital pharmacists were among a wide range of health workers who have gone on strike in WA, protesting about their pay and conditions Members of the Health Services Union WA …
World news wrapup: 30 November 2023
German pharmacists to strike again; Canadian reprimanded after giving expired vaccines; NZ debates the return of OTC pseudoephedrine Dresden, Germany: A significant number of pharmacies in Germany are planned to …
National Pharmacies staff back industrial action
Negotiations between National Pharmacies and Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) are improving, but union leaders say they will take industrial action, as enterprise agreement talks continue Members of the employee pharmacists’ …
Boosting the numbers
With the ‘carrot’ of protecting workers’ rights failing to attract new members, some unions want a ‘stick’ to coax employees who benefit from pay deals into joining their organisations Union …