Although they deliver critical health care to older Australians, TriCare nursing staff are paid much less than public sector nurses, private sector nurses, and many other nurses working in aged care.
While most Australian workers receive yearly pay rises, TriCare nurses haven’t received a payrise since July 2009.
That’s because TriCare refuses to pay its nurses a fair wage.
The TriCare enterprise agreement expired in September 2009, and negotiations for a new agreement have stalled.
Twice already, TriCare has made an agreement offer to their nursing staff. Both times, TriCare offered less than the federally-mandated minimum entitlement.
Both times, TriCare nurses said NO to the substandard wage offer, and insisted on further negotiations.
Now, TriCare have made a third offer to their nursing staff – and AGAIN it is less than the federally-mandated minimum entitlement.
This silliness must stop. TriCare nurses deserve a fair wage.
Join us in asking the TriCare board of directors to improve Tricare’s offer in the terms sought by TriCare nurses before the third ballot begins.
If TriCare nurses are good enough to care for our older Australians, they are good enough to be paid a fair wage.
If you support fair wages for nurses, send an email and ask TriCare to be fair.
For more information, please read the following leaflet.
TriCare flyer
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