Are you ready? Ahpra bargaining likely to be concluded quickly
Are you ready for the agreement that will set your wages and conditions for the next three years to be finalised?
Your unions believe Ahpra is preparing for a sudden end to negotiations, to go to a formal ballot. Ahpra has put an offer on the table. Unions have been told that staff must provide in-principle support by 17 April or miss out on some additional improvements. We understand Ahpra intends to survey staff and, if they receive in-principle support, proceed to a formal ballot under Fair Work.
At bargaining on 2 April, unions put a detailed list of questions to Ahpra about its offer. After two hours of discussions, only a small number were answered.
These are critical questions. How can staff be expected to support a proposal when there is so little detail about what it actually means? Unions will continue to press for answers. We will only respond to the offer once we understand it fully and have heard from members.
How can you be ready?
1. Join your union – this is the single best thing you can do to contribute to Ahpra staff getting the best possible outcome. Your strength in bargaining is based on the number of union members. If you’ve been sitting on the fence, now is the time to join and add your voice.
2. Tell us what matters to you – complete the survey below to tell us your priorities. Is it cost of living? Workload? Career progression? In coming weeks, unions will respond to Ahpra’s offer. We need to know what matters most – what you will fight for, what’s a “nice to have”, and what isn’t a priority for you.
3. Build support in your workplace – if Ahpra puts an Agreement to ballot that members don’t support, unions will campaign for a NO vote. Talk to your colleagues about the offer – what’s missing, what’s unfair, and why it matters. Ahpra is spending resources on town halls and roadshows, so it’s up to us to add balance to the debate. You need to be a part of the conversation and raise the questions Ahpra doesn’t want to answer… like “Why should Ahpra staff accept another three years of wages going backwards in real terms?”
We want your questions
Help shape the union response by completing the survey. It will ask for your views on the offer, what unaddressed claims still matter, and what actions you’d be willing to take if Ahpra doesn’t provide an acceptable offer.
Things are moving quickly. Complete the survey ASAP – and ask your colleagues to do the same: linktr.ee/ahpraworkers They don’t need to be union members to take part (though we’d love to
welcome them aboard!).
Join our national meeting
We’re holding a national meeting on 15 April at 12pm AEST (10am AWST/11:30am ACST). AHPRA has approved the meeting being held in paid time, for both union members and those yet to join.
Join via Teams HERE
Authorised by Stewart Little (CPSU-SPSF Group), 160 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000; Annie Butler (ANMF), 1/365 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000; and Alex Scott (Together Queensland), Level 4, 43 Peel Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101.