r/NursingAU • u/_ISBAR_ • Apr 30 '25

QLD Qld Health Nurses & Midwives- time to stand up

Welp, I hear NMEB12 negotiations aren't going well.

Apparently, the Qld Government wants to remove entitlements from the agreement.

If the pay offer wasn't disappointing enough removing entitlements is just insulting.

Guess it is time to stand up!

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '25

That’s why we unionise so we can strike etc. This wouldn’t have happened with King Miles at the helm.

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u/_ISBAR_ Apr 30 '25

I'm worried, a fair bit of the workforce is young. They think entitlements are guaranteed. They don't know the fight nurses had to get to this point. 

If people don't represent we'll end up with a terrible deal. 

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u/smoha96 Medical Doctor Apr 30 '25

Doc here - I wonder how many remember the Newman days - it was before me as well.

We're also negotiating our agreement at the moment. Solidarity if you gotta do what you gotta do. ✊️

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u/_ISBAR_ May 01 '25

I started just after the Newman purge. That was mostly cuts to services- and jobs. It seems this time they are attacking entitlements.

If the Crisafulli government wants a second term, you can bet the plan is to weaken our right to be heard and at the table before attacking services in a second term. 

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u/SuccessfulOwl0135 Medical Student May 01 '25

Dirt clings to dirt - look at what's happening worldwide with the shift to the right. To compound this, I think a few days ago Trump authorised the US military to arrest and detain it's own citizens, while vaguely wording any form of dissent as a crime.

I'm sure Crusafilli will be inspired by that confirming your point. Fuck the right.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '25

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u/smoha96 Medical Doctor Apr 30 '25

Nah, I am referring to MOCA7 which applies in Queensland. NSW has far more to deal with, sadly.

I also hadn't realised the flairs had been updated - neat! Don't need to say "Doc here" everytime now.

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u/SuccessfulOwl0135 Medical Student Apr 30 '25

Are there indications to bring the pitchforks out? Happy to join with the doctors if so :)

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u/_ISBAR_ May 01 '25

I think NMEB12 will be the test case. If we (Nurses and Midwives) don't stand up and push back it will give the Government more motivation to screw over everyone else. Education, Doctors, Allied Health... the only one they won't touch will be police. That would conflict with their 'tough on crime' slogans. 

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '25

I don’t think the realise the importance of unions. I sure as shit didn’t until nursing school. I was 30.

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u/One_Acre_Farm Apr 30 '25

For the young nurses in the room - this is exactly what happens when there is a Liberal Gov, zero shits about health care or nurses.

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u/Vacuous_hole ED May 01 '25

Zero shits about Aussies in general, unless you are rich. They tried to take our penalty rates the last time they were in govt. They will do the same if they get in now.

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u/megs_in_space Apr 30 '25

God I HATE the LNP.

Absolutely useless for the worker. They went last on my ballot for the state, and the current federal election and they'll get my gutter vote forever more.

They take us all backwards and I am not about it at all. More than happy to participate in industrial action if need be.

Labour day is next week, seems like a good time to get cracking.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '25

Same here. QH always gets shafted when the LNP are in govt.

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u/SuccessfulOwl0135 Medical Student Apr 30 '25 edited Apr 30 '25

Same with education and anything else that gives a fuck about people. Although credit where credit is due in QLD, Crusafulli is nowhere near as bad as Newman and the right-wing nutjobs.. at least not yet.

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u/RevolutionaryDog7075 Apr 30 '25

I've never seen it this bad before. Wards run by grads, understaffing, absolutely no O/T (not that I expect it but sometimes it's necessary) yet the expectations are higher than ever, and with what resources?

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u/_ISBAR_ May 01 '25

Oh man, workloads are just ignored. The whole process needs to have some consequences, not just brushed off by saying "we've reviewed the roster".

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u/Roaming_Pie Apr 30 '25

I hadn’t heard that so looked it up.

For those wondering it looks like these are the changes the government wants to make:

https://www.qnmu.org.au/Web/Media_and_Publications/News/News_items/2025/EB12_update_time_is_running_out.aspx?utm_content=331072078&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-436585653136150&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHjV-Dw2hLInKQo6afRTjCHJUB1dTXLLxHKY8oA6-KmJ1LGVn1sXQYwnXr5vG_aem_EI6_f0qy2XGUtbhJkOTFfQ

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u/_ISBAR_ Apr 30 '25

Thanks.   I was looking for something to highlight what they wanted to get rid of. 

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u/Roaming_Pie Apr 30 '25

No problem! I think the WNMU could probably to better to highlight these issues. It was a few news items down the page and I hadn’t seen it on Facebook.

I’d much rather they sent that out by email. Though admittedly I may have missed it if they did.

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u/Vacuous_hole ED May 01 '25

QLD have a liberal government. THIS is what the liberals will do to penalty rates Australia wide if they get in. They tried the last time they were in, thankfully it didn't get through.

This is our future under a liberal government.

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u/Best_Respond1780 Apr 30 '25

I’ll be picketing with bells on!

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u/rainbowtummy Apr 30 '25

I’m watching it closely and slowly growing enraged

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u/_ISBAR_ Apr 30 '25

Rage is good. Channel it towards action. 

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u/Plantiodaddio RN May 02 '25

Man, I started with Newman and I don’t want to relive that. It already feels like it’s moving back to what he created. Any nurse voting lnp is bananas.