Trade unions in the health sector have joined for a demonstration. The protest calls on the new Government to take action to address the long-term underfunding and understaffing of the sector. The unions want to see the resources made available to fund the next three-year collective agreement and additional improvements to pay and conditions made through decentralised bargaining. They are calling for an emergency employment plan and measures to ensure that private sector collective agreements don’t undercut those in the public sector.
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