The Our HSU has a plan to preserve our working conditions. Here it is!

1. The ‘our HSU’ team
Public service
campaign briefing
Authorized by Mark Sterrey, RPA

2. Background
Since being elected in 2011
The Liberal Government has
already:
• Capped wage increases to 2.5% per
annum for most NSW Government
employees.
• Reduced workers compensation
benefits by removing journey
claims; capping time available for
rehabilitation; and reducing weekly
payments to injured workers after
13 weeks.

3. more
changes

4. “At least 80,000 NSW public sector
workers are set to lose salary
benefits and conditions under
sweeping cuts to their awards.”
(Sydney Morning Herald, August 29, 2012)
“Premier Barry O'Farrell says he has
‘no apologies’ for plans to cut
public servants' entitlements such
as annual leave loadings and
penalty rates”
(Daily Telegraph, 29th August, 2012).

5. more changes
The State Government has filed an application before the NSW
Industrial Relations Commission that will vary the Public
Servants award by:
Tightening rules around parental leave to exclude long-
term foster carers, surrogate parents and kinship care
arrangements.
Cutting leave loading
Cutting penalty payments for shift workers
Cutting allowances for living in remote areas
Winding back carers' leave

6. meaning...

7. meaning
Policy for public
The Government The new policy
servants tends to
has not ruled out definitely rules out
flow on to other
applying their new the opportunity to
Government
policy to Health improve these
employees,
Care Workers conditions for HSU
including health
(we asked) Members.
care workers.

8. so...

9. the plan
Protecting and improving your conditions means having a team
ready to campaign from Day One
The ‘Our HSU’ Team will immediately launch the campaign to
protect our conditions

10. the plan
The first major strategy is organising new workers into the
Union.
Because a growing Union is a stronger Union

11. the plan
The second major strategy is rebuilding our alliance with Unions
NSW and the ACTU.
Because HSU Members should never be left alone.

12. the plan
The third major strategy is overhauling all our financial systems
Because only an honest Union can be trusted

13. send us your
feedback
ourhsu@gmail.com

14. What can you
do?

15. you can...
1. Join the campaign by signing up below.
2. Sign up to our Facebook page: http://
www.facebook.com/our.hsu.campaign
3. Forward this link to three friends: http://
www.ourhsu.com.au/index.php/our-plan/.
4. Volunteer to phone more HSU members
like you: ourhsu@gmail.com

16. you have the
power to
create a new
hsu