The Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association is a specialist trade union representing a growing membership of around 4,500 Allied Health Professionals working in public and private hospitals, community health centres, aged care, medical centres, private clinics and health and community services. Our members ensure the effective running of our health system and ensure that patients are provided with the best possible service and care.

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We have now completed the series of bargaining meetings with the VHIA agreed to last year via the Fair Work process resulting from our Majority Support Petition applications.

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VAHPA supports the Change The Rules campaign and encourages members to get involved. For far too long, workplace relations laws have favoured the bosses and corporations. Its time to take the power back.

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AABill spells bad news for the union movement

December 10, 2018

AABill spells bad news for the union movement VAHPA condemns the passing of the Assistance and Access Bill (the AABill) through the Australian Parliament on Thursday, December 6. This legislation will allow law enforcement agencies to compel software developers to decrypt encrypted messages and software. A developer who refuses to comply with such a requestContinue reading

Media Release: Union Protests Barwon Health Annual General Meeting

November 30, 2018

UNION PROTESTS BARWON HEALTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) members from Barwon Medical Imaging attended the Annual General Meeting of Barwon Health to highlight the service and staffing cutbacks being pursued by the organisation. Earlier in November, a meeting of VAHPA members at Barwon Medical Imaging (a part of Barwon Health)Continue reading

Media Release: Multi-million dollar new Barwon Health facility set to gather dust

October 31, 2018

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR NEW BARWON HEALTH FACILITY SET TO GATHER DUST World class CT scanner installed but has no staff employed to run it. $33 million desperately needed Barwon North development denied opportunity to get bulk-billing MRI licence. Barwon Health is proudly boasting about the arrival of its new multi-million-dollar CT scanner at Barwon Medical Imaging.Continue reading

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