While there is a justifiable focus on wages flat-lining given the rising cost of living and rents, unions must follow the example of New South Wales psychiatrists and doctors who have taken unprecedented strike action over poor working conditions, in addition to wages.

More than 200 New South Wales psychiatrists in public hospitals submitted their resignations over pay and conditions in January, saying chronic staff shortages meant they could not adequately do their jobs.

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Doctors in NSW have also taken strike action and while they are also demanding pay rises, they are highlighting the dire need to improve work conditions, describing them as unsafe. They are asking for a guarantee of 10-hour breaks between shifts and a30% pay rise.

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