Unions NSW has led a delegation of injured workers to the NSW State Parliament as it launches its campaign against the State Government’s proposed cuts to WorkCover NSW.

 

The demonstration kicks off a combined television, radio, online and billboard advertisement blitz aimed at stopping the State Government from stemming the $4.1 billion deficit the body has accumulated.

 

Currently, a Parliamentary Inquiry is being held into the proposed changes to the NSW WokCover Scheme, and is due to report back on June 13.

 

Unions NSW Secretary Mark Lennon said Unions across the state were dedicated to vigorously defending the rights of injured workers.

 

“People who have been badly injured at work are among society’s most vulnerable,” Mr Lennon said. “These are people who just wanted to do their job, but whose lives were turned upside down due to a work-related injury.

 

The push by Unions NSW comes after State Minister for Finance and services Greg Pearce released the results of an analysis of WorkCover which indicated the scheme is currently unviable, and that more must be done to bring premiums more into line with other states, such as Queensland and Victoria.

 

The issues paper released by the State Government can be found here