Labor this week fulfilled its UFC election promise, but other priorities, like lifting the wage cap for health workers could be headed for a showdown, writes state political reporter Ashleigh Raper.
Gerard Hayes from the Health Services Union wants Premier Chris Minns to prioritise removing the 3 per cent wage cap.abc.net.au/news/nsw-premier-in-wage-cap-fight-with-union-boss-more-policy-/102370038On a day when elderly patients were left stranded without government transport, hanging out with UFC fighters was an interesting political move.
It undoubtedly has the potential to benefit the state's economy, but it will come at a considerable cost to the taxpayer.Securing the big ticket UFC events was an election commitment from the premier, albeit a small one when compared to scrapping the public sector wage cap.But the Health Services Union has accused the Minns government of being too slow to remove the current 3 per cent limit on pay rises and negotiate new agreements before they expire at the end of June.
Paramedics and transport service workers refused to take discharged hospital patients home or to aged care.The premier is standing firm on his commitment to remove the wage cap, but he says replacing the Coalition's industrial relations policy with a different system will take time.
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