VHPA Members prepare for industrial action
VHPA Members prepare for industrial action
17 Feb 2014
VHPA Members working at Healthcare Imaging Services (HIS) sent a strong message to management last week by voting in favour of taking industrial actio...
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Health Professionals rally to save Medicare
Health Professionals rally to save Medicare
15 Jan 2014
VHPA Secretary Craig McGregor takes centre stage at the Save Medicare Rally - you can view other rally pics here Health Professionals rally to save M...
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Delegates’ mass meeting kicks off Community Health campaign for 2014
Delegates’ mass meeting kicks off Community Health campaign for 2014
15 Jan 2014
A mass meeting of Delegates this week means the VHPA’s Community Health campaign will start 2014 with a bang. Community Health Delegates have been ...
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Regional meetings to discuss Health Professional issues
Regional meetings to discuss Health Professional issues
15 Jan 2014
A series of workplace meetings are being held in regional centres to discuss issues for Health Professionals. So far in January, meetings have been h...
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Epworth Enterprise Agreement negotiations continue this week
Epworth Enterprise Agreement negotiations continue this week
13 Nov 2013
As mentioned in last week's newsletter, Epworth management is playing hardball in its response to the log of claims that was recently presented by the...
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Collective bargaining update – November 2013
Collective bargaining update – November 2013
08 Nov 2013
Here is a brief update on the progress we are making with the Enterprise Agreements the VHPA has been working on this year:  Barwon CASA Negotiations...
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Healthscope EA to be voted on … again
Healthscope EA to be voted on … again
16 Oct 2013
Members at Healthscope recently voted on their new Enterprise Agreement and the result was a unanimous YES. Unfortunately, an error on behalf of Heal...
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‘Close the pay gap’ say Epworth HPs
‘Close the pay gap’ say Epworth HPs
02 Oct 2013
First Epworth EA negotiation meeting The first Epworth EA negotiation meeting was held last week with the VHPA team submitting our log of claims to m...
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Ten logs of claims served on Community Health Centres
Ten logs of claims served on Community Health Centres
11 Sep 2013
Members’ logs of claims for the Enterprise Agreement have now been served on ten individual Community Health Centres (CHCs). These Centres have ele...
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Regional visits program moves to Warrnambool
Regional visits program moves to Warrnambool
26 Aug 2013
A COMPREHENSIVE program of regional visits to ensure Health Professionals across Victoria have direct access to their VHPA Organiser will continue thi...
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More change at PeterMac
More change at PeterMac
05 Aug 2013
More changes are underway at PeterMac with hospital management recently releasing a Change Impact Statement regarding restructuring the operation of t...
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Serious concerns at Albury Wodonga Health
Serious concerns at Albury Wodonga Health
04 Aug 2013
A successful meeting of Albury Wodonga Health members with Lead Organiser Linda Jenkin last week established a number of serious concerns regarding an...
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Uncertainty over Clinical Review prompts meetings at Albury Wodonga Health
Uncertainty over Clinical Review prompts meetings at Albury Wodonga Health
29 Jul 2013
Concern over a Clinical Review which has been underway for some time at Albury Wodonga Health (AWH) has prompted the Victorian Health professionals as...
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Community Health campaign gains momentum
Community Health campaign gains momentum
22 Jul 2013
The Community Health Centre (CHC) Campaign continues to gather momentum with more Centres electing Health Professionals Delegates and work underway at...
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Successful BBQ for RTs
Successful BBQ for RTs
04 Jul 2013
MORE than fifty people attended a BBQ held by the Union today to support RTs and everyone concerned about or affected by the Review of Radiation Thera...
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Urgent meetings to discuss radiation therapy review at Peter Mac
Urgent meetings to discuss radiation therapy review at Peter Mac
07 Jun 2013
  A REVIEW of therapy services at Peter Mac is prompting concern by health professionals throughout the public hospital sector. The review is ...
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Community health delegates meet to plan Enterprise Agreement campaigns
30 May 2013
Newly-elected delegates from around nine community health centres met on Tuesday this week to discuss plans for their Enterprise Agreement campaigns. ...
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Cabrini health professional members meeting
Cabrini health professional members meeting
24 Dec 2012
On 24 December Craig McGregor met with Cabrini health professional members to discuss and draft a log of claims for bargaining. Members were very enga...
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Royal Park RMH Sub-Branch Members Meeting
Royal Park RMH Sub-Branch Members Meeting
13 Dec 2012
The Royal Park RMH Sub-Branch had a members' meeting in mid-December to discuss the restructure proposed by RMH management. While there was little cla...
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