The state government is yet to strike a pay deal for workers earning $58,000 to $61,000 a year, as the United Workers Union (UWU) rejected the latest offer, saying it wouldn’t result in a meaningful pay rise until July 2026.

Workers would now rally at the Premier’s office on Tuesday to demand a pay rise sooner. Nurses and midwives – also in the midst of wage negotiations – are planning another rally at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital today.

The government recently gave doctors a 13 per cent pay rise over three years and the allied health workers’ union won 13.5 per cent over four years.

InDaily understands UWU members – who range from hospital cleaners, transport staff and disability support officers – would welcome the proposed boost of about $4000 to their salaries if it started

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