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LISTEN: Far South Coast Nurses & midwives demand better pay

October 11, 2024 9:05 am in by

After Nurses and Midwives in NSW went on strike twice in September, NSW Health has agreed to pay nurses on the Far South Coast and across the state, a 3% wage increase.

That’s to temporarily stop industrial action, with the state nurses’ union accepting a recommendation from the Industrial Relations Commission.

This week on the iHeart Far South Coast podcast, we chat with Delegate of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association from Bega, Diane Lang.

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She’s a surgical nurse who has spent many shifts on the frontline, and she tells us why she believes our Far South Coast nurses deserve better pay, better conditions and lower staff-patient ratios.

Images: NSW Nurses and Midwives Association

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