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To: Guy Barnett - Deputy Premier of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Government
Stop the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC) changes that silence nurses and midwives!
We, the undersigned, call on the Tasmanian Government to immediately abandon proposed changes to the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC) framework that would restrict workers’ voices, prolong industrial disputes, and weaken the rights of nurses and midwives to advocate for safe workplaces.
Nurses and midwives are not asking for special treatment, we are asking for fairness, transparency, and a system that allows us to resolve disputes efficiently and safely.
Why is this important?
Proposed changes risk:
• Silencing workers by limiting their ability to speak publicly about workplace concerns
• Extending dispute processes unnecessarily
• Increasing legal and procedural barriers that disadvantage working people
• Undermining good faith bargaining
• Silencing workers by limiting their ability to speak publicly about workplace concerns
• Extending dispute processes unnecessarily
• Increasing legal and procedural barriers that disadvantage working people
• Undermining good faith bargaining
At a time when Tasmania faces workforce shortages and increasing health system pressures, the Tasmanian Government should be strengthening collaboration, not weakening the rights of healthcare workers.
Nurses and midwives advocate not only for ourselves, but for patient safety and community wellbeing. Any industrial framework that discourages speaking up puts patients at risk.
We call on the Tasmanian Government and Minister Guy Barnett to:
1. Commit to keeping the Tasmanian Industrial Commission as a stand alone body
2. Publicly rule out measures that silence or penalise healthcare workers for raising safety concerns
1. Commit to keeping the Tasmanian Industrial Commission as a stand alone body
2. Publicly rule out measures that silence or penalise healthcare workers for raising safety concerns
Tasmania’s nurses and midwives deserve a fair system. Our patients deserve a strong voice for safety.