Over 20,000 Australian Hospital Workers Go On Strike After Violent Assaults On Staff
SYDNEY, Australia, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 20,000 hospital workers in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) walked off the job today (Thursday), calling for better security measures, following a series of violent assaults on staff.
Health Services Union (HSU) NSW Secretary, Gerard Hayes, claimed that, around 40 hospital workers are assaulted every month, some severely.