On 2 May this year, your Branch Committee of Management welcomed Social Worker Kerri Felemonow to the office of Ordinary Member. Kerri’s governance experience and enthusiasm for progressive struggles are sure to make her a terrific [...]
When: 23 May, 12:30 pm Where: Medibank Head Office, 720 Bourke Street, DocklandsIn February this year, the massive not-for-profit health insurer HCF (Health Comes First) committed to divesting from fossil fuels. This long over due move [...]
The first Advanced Scope of Practice workshop for public sector Allied Health Professionals working in the Radiation and Imaging Stream is taking place on Thursday 1 June from 12:30 to 4:30pm. If you are a VAHPA member and haven’t [...]
The State Government and Victorian Public Sector Commission are once again conducting the important People Matter Survey across Victorian public hospitals. This survey gives workers a great “opportunity to express their views on [...]
We are very pleased to announce that the Fair Work Commission has approved our new Public Sector Enterprise Agreement. From 3 May 2017 the document is legally enforceable. Many networks are already paying AHPs the new rate of pay and [...]
Members at St Vincent’s Private have endorsed an in-principle settlement for a new workplace agreement. The offer delivers 3% per annum pay rises over a four-year agreement with no loss in current conditions. The campaign also sees [...]
VAHPA is a supporter of Healthy Futures, an organisation of health professionals, students and community members taking action to address climate change and related threats to health. This Sunday Healthy Futures is holding a campaign [...]
BANDS – KIDS’ RIDES – ACTIVIST SKILLS – FOOD – MARCH AND MORE! May Day is the International Day of Working People and working-class struggle. It commemorates the international struggle for the 8 hour [...]
Join VAHPA in demanding refugees and asylum seekers, particularly those in offshore detention camps, are treated fairly and humanely. Last year hundreds of teachers wore their #CloseTheCamps #BringThemHere t-shirts to work. This [...]
Twenty exciting career advancement opportunities have been created out of the recent EBA negotiations with the Andrews State Government. Ten EFT Grade 4 Allied Health Research and Translation positions are to be created across the [...]
During Human Rights week in December 2016, more than 500 Victorian teachers wore refugee rights t-shirts to work. This action embarrassed the Turnbull government to the point that it tried to change the focus from its brutal detention [...]
VAHPA wishes all our members a safe and enjoyable Easter. For those lucky enough to have some time off, travel safe and we hope you get to spend some quality time with your family, friends and pets. For those working over the holiday [...]
