Healthcare workers take industrial action over NSW pay freeze

A file image of ambulances outside St Vincent's Hospital

A file image of ambulances outside St Vincent's Hospital Source: AAP

Nurses and other healthcare workers will begin taking industrial action in their own time to protest the NSW government's proposed 12-month public pay freeze.


Paramedics have begun taking industrial action while nurses and midwives will undertake rolling demonstrations outside NSW parliament to protest the state government's proposed 12-month public pay freeze for public servants.

Paramedics on Monday began their action with a ban on collecting patient billing information while members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association will protest outside parliament from Tuesday.

The state government wants to freeze the pay of all public servants due to the economic damage wrought by COVID-19 restrictions.

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