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Who are HACSU members? The union covers workers in the public and private sectors as well as those employed by non government/non profit organisations What jobs do HACSU members do? HACSU members work in a variety of service settings and are employed in a range of occupational classifications including tertiary qualified and certificated nurses, health professionals, disability centred workers, program and support workers, trades and administration. Where do HACSU members work? HACSU members work in residential services and community based residential and non residential services, and support people in need of mental health services, disability services and alcohol and drug services generally.
Examples of these workplaces are: - psychiatric in patient units and out patient clinics;
- hospitals, community care units and community residential services;
- child and adolescent psychiatric services;
- community treatment and support teams for people with a psychiatric disability;
- community residential services and community teams for clients with an intellectual disability;
- training and residential centres for clients with an intellectual disability;
- forensic, in patient and community services;
- residential and community based alcohol and drug treatment and rehabilitation services.
Core functions of HACSU - the priority is to grow the union
- to assist workplace delegates in representing members in local negotiations with employers about workplace issues
- lobby state and federal governments in members interests
- to represent members in central negotiations with employers on wages, conditions, training and professional issues, workplace health and safety etc;
- represent individual members in more serious/complicated
- grievance and discipline cases, compensation claims, equity issues, etc;
- campaign to secure funding for health and human services in Victoria;
- work with consumer groups to input members ideas on service delivery;
- organise and train workplace delegates;
- promote members interests in the broader union and labour movement;
- coordinate the delivery of information to members and delegates;
- coordinate the delivery and access to a range member services including: legal services, professional insurance, financial services, health services, etc;
- make submissions to any inquiries on any issue in the members interests;
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