Nurses slam alleged verbal abuse from ‘Boomers’
Written by admin on September 26, 2024
Nurses say passing “Boomers” yelled abuse at them while they held rallies calling for higher pay.
Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association went on strike on Tuesday, calling for a 15 per cent pay rise.
Thousands of nurses joined the rally, with some reporting they’d been target by “boomer” men hurling abuse towards the group from their cars.
One nurse shared her experience with her followers on social media, revealing some of the things said to her and her colleagues.
“While we were peacefully rallying for fair pay and safe working conditions, an elderly gentleman screamed abuse at us from his car window,” the nurse wrote social media.
“Another older man yelled, ‘get back to work f– kers” and ’you signed up for this.
“Why do people hate nurses so much?
“We literally dedicate our lives to care for others. Who cares for us?”
The nurse said people needed to remember that one day they would likely need the help of a nurse themselves.
“You’re washed up, speeding past a nurse rally, ignoring the fact that we’re fighting to retain the people who’ll be wiping your a$$ in a few years,” she captioned her video.
The nurse is joined by other concerned nurses in her video, as they recall what was screamed at them while peacefully protesting.
The union has accused the Minns government of failing to “demonstrate willingness to negotiate in good faith by close of business yesterday”.
The union has been long campaigning for the pay rise for its nurses, who it says are the lowest paid in Australia.
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The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows the average salary for a registered nurse in Queensland ranges from between $79,058 to $106,144.
Meanwhile, the average salary in nurse in NSW range from $69,810 to $98,014.
Victorian nurses have capped salaries at just below $130,000, making them the highest paid in the country.
