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June 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda More than 800 Victorian nurses who provide in-home care to patients will begin industrial action across Victoria on Monday in a bid for better pay and conditions.
The protected action by the Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) nurses follows a deterioration in talks between RDNS management and the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF).
ANF Victorian secretary Pip Carew said existing clients and all urgent clients will be unaffected by the action, which includes bans on paperwork and non-critical client assessments.
But hospitals may be unable to discharge patients needing community nursing care in their homes as part of their recovery, she said.
The parties have been negotiating for 11 months over a new enterprise agreement, with the ANF wanting pay parity with public sector hospital nurses and midwives and better staffing arrangements.
“(Staff are) being asked to accept an offer that significantly reduces their entitlements and leaves them potentially earning up to $10,000 less than their public sector counterparts,” Ms Carew said in a statement.
“They’re very concerned if their conditions are reduced, if their workloads are not addressed and if they’re paid significantly less than hospital nurses, then RDNS will very quickly have a serious nurse shortage of its own making.”
The ANF also claims RDNS management is seeking to reduce current entitlements such as sick and carer’s leave.
Nurses are seeking a 2.5 per cent annual wage rise over four years, plus $1000 professional development allowance in the first year, then $900 per year.
RDNS has offered a 2.5 per cent annual wage rise, but annual allowances worth up to $700 for full-time nurses, subject to conditions.
RDNS is Australia’s largest provider of home nursing services.
It is run by a non-government organisation, but funded by the Victorian government.
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