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Farid Farid

NSW health workers stop work over pay

NSW health workers are demanding better pay in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AAP)

Thousands of NSW health workers have ramped up pressure on the state government by walking off the job as they demand recognition for fronting up to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the state's wages cap, public sector pay increases cannot exceed 2.5 per cent but the Health Services Union maintains this is not enough as inflation runs at 3.5 per cent.

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