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NSW paramedics to take industrial action to protest effective pay cuts
NSW paramedics will refuse all patient transports except those whose lives are in danger in a unique show of force intended to pressure the government into raising their wages. The industrial action was planned for June 10 when unionised ambos would only respond to those jobs that are triaged as life threatening, Health Services Union secretary Gerard Hayes said.
“Paramedics have never done this before,” Mr Hayes said.
The union said paramedics would be offered a pay increase of just 1.5 per cent,…
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