Respect Recognise Reward Darebin City Council Nurses

After more than three years of the COVID-19 pandemic there’s a serious disconnect between employers thanking nurses for their frontline work and their refusal to improve pay and conditions.

Darebin City Council maternal and child health nurses and immunisation nurses have courageously been taking protected industrial action since 18 May 2023 as part of their campaign for a fair pay rise.

The nurses’ union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) has been negotiating a new enterprise bargaining agreement with Darebin City Council for 10 months.

The Council’s management continues to reject a fair pay rise, it ...

After more than three years of the COVID-19 pandemic there’s a serious disconnect between employers thanking nurses for their frontline work and their refusal to improve pay and conditions.

Darebin City Council maternal and child health nurses and immunisation nurses have courageously been taking protected industrial action since 18 May 2023 as part of their campaign for a fair pay rise.

The nurses’ union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) has been negotiating a new enterprise bargaining agreement with Darebin City Council for 10 months.

The Council’s management continues to reject a fair pay rise, it has said no to any increases to allowances and refuses to protect time during work to undertake required education – citing financial constraints. It is also refusing ANMF members’ claims for two ten-minute rest breaks.

After working tirelessly on the frontline with families during the pandemic, maternal and child health and immunisation nurses feel undervalued and disrespected by Darebin City Council. Enough is enough.

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Authorised P. Gilbert, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch), 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.

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Email the Darebin City Council CEO Peter Smith

Email the CEO Peter Smith to let him know the community respects Darebin City Council's maternal and child health and immunisation nurses. Tell him to urgently resolve this dispute with fair pay and conditions that reflect the important work these nurses do with local families. Darebin City Council Mayor Cr Julie Williams and Deputy Mayor Cr Suzanne Newton will also receive a copy of your email.

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Dear Mr Smith

The value of a maternal and child health nurse to a new parent is priceless. So is the worth of an immunisation nurse to the health of a child and the health of the community.

Throughout the pandemic our leaders sang the praises of nurses. Such thanks rings hollow when organisations offer nurses disrespectful pay rises and conditions.

I can’t understand why Darebin City Council is refusing nurses’ claims for two 10-minute tea breaks that will have no financial impact on your budget.

It is unfathomable that the Council will not agree to protect the current professional development practice in the enterprise agreement.

Darebin City Council’s mean-spirted wage rise offer significantly undervalues your nurses and their work in our community.

Without a fair pay rise how will Darebin City Council retain and recruit enough nurses to maintain and grow this important essential family service?

I support the maternal and child health nurses and immunisation nurses who have courageously been taking protected industrial action for more than 65 days.

I urge you to respect your nurses. Darebin City Council can and must end the disruptions to our community services and resolve this dispute. Enough is enough.

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