NSW: Ambos won't charge patients in IR dispute

AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2007
NSW: Ambos won't charge patients in IR dispute

New South Wales ambulance officers won't charge patients they treat from this morning
.. as part of their campaign for a better pay deal from the state government.

MICHAEL WILLIAMSON .. general secretary of the Health Service Union .. says meetings
with delegates yesterday decided on administrative bans .. which will start at 8am (AEST).

More action will be discussed at a mass meeting on Saturday.

Mr WILLIAMSON says union members will complete patient records .. but won't provide
debtor details on copies made available to the ambulance service.

Meanwhile .. the union is refusing to rule out a walk-off by ambulance officers during
the APEC summit next week.

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