In short:

About 50,000 nurses and midwives have walked off the job across NSW.

The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association have been in an ongoing pay dispute with the government, brought to a head this week after police were offered a historic 39 per cent increase.

What's next?

The NSW government is considering arbitration in the Industrial Relations Commission.

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 9 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Police offered 39% but the much more over-worked and under-paid nurses aren't even going to be given 15%? What an absolute fucking farce.

[–] eureka@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

Someone in /r/australia noticed that contradiction too:

Mr Park said it would be impossible to "essentially erode the gap in wages in a single year" because it would cost the state several hundred million dollars.

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Their frustrations were heightened when on Monday NSW Police officers were offered an historic pay increase of up to 39 per cent over the next four years, at a cost of almost $700 million.

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