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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Ian Kirkwood

Hunter ambos in statewide campaign to get new responsibilities and a 30 per cent pay rise

The Health Services Union is using ambulances as 'mobile billboards' in its campaign to have paramedics take on more complicated procedures, together with a 30 per cent pay rise. Picture by AAP

THE Health Services Union is threatening "five weeks of fury" before the March 25 state election as it pushes for ambulance paramedics to take on a broader range of treatments, together with a pay rise of about 30 per cent.

The union's state secretary, Gerard Hayes, said yesterday that Hunter union members were taking part in the campaign, which included using ambulances as "mobile billboards" to get the message out to the public.

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