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WA nurses union fined $350,000 over strike for pay rise

About 3000 nurses and midwives walked off the job at hospitals across WA in November. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The nurses union has copped a $350,000 fine for organising a strike during which thousands of West Australian health workers fought for better pay and conditions.

About 3000 nurses and midwives walked off the job at hospitals across the state on November 25 last year after the Australian Nursing Federation ignored a lawful direction from the WA Industrial Relations Commission to call off the action.

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