Tasmanian Nurses Walk Off the Job as Retention Concerns Mount
Health workers from the Royal Hobart Hospital stopped work and held a rally on Nov. 7 as negotiations with the government threaten to break down.
TL;DR
- Nurses at the Royal Hobart Hospital are on strike over a pay offer.
- They believe the offer will lead to a recruitment crisis.
- A rally was held at the state parliament on November 7th.
- Negotiations with the government are reportedly close to breaking down.
- The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation called the initial offer disappointing.
- Key priority matters for the nurses were not included in the offer.