AAP General News (Australia)
08-27-2007
NSW: Paramedics may strike during APEC, unions warn
New South Wales ambulance officers may walk off the job during next month's APEC summit.
Their union claims the latest pay offer from the state government is insulting.
The Health Service Union says ambulance officers have waited two years for a pay deal
.. and have been presented with an offer which will leave most of them worse off .. some
by 88 dollars a week.
Union members will meet next Saturday to decide their next step.
HSU general-secretary MICHAEL WILLIAMSON says a strike next week is entirely possible.
He says it can't be ruled in .. or out.
Mr WILLIAMSON says the ambulance service has failed to ensure sufficient staff to meet
usual requirements.
He says the situation will only be made worse during a major event like APEC.
AAP RTV nr/was/ibw/bart
KEYWORD: PARAMEDICS UNION (SYDNEY)
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