Enterprise Agreement Blog

17/9/26

Our second meeting with the OCPE occurred on the 15th September.  11 Job Delegates attended with ANMF NT staff.

We again, lobbied for better pay and retention bonus as priority claims, along with some other priority claims you can read the revised list here

The next meeting will be in 2 weeks where we expect a revised offer. 



3/9/26 Get ready for ACTION.

ANMF NT members are getting organised, this week we will send out posters for your worksite detailing what you can do right now that is not considered industrial action, including badges, stickers and posters at work. 

We are asking for your input into what colour and images you want as our EA 26 Campaign.

We want to know what type of things your workplace will consider doing when it comes to Protected Industrial Action.

We need someone to organise each worksite and be part of the team gathering information and communicating with our staff.

We need you more than ever to help our your union.  Please email organiser7@anmfnt.org.au to be part of the working group that is responsible to disseminate information and coordinate responses.

31/8/2026

The next meeting with the Government is scheduled for the 8/9/2026, where after voting down the 3% offer, we will see what they come back with.

24/4/26

We've now attended 4 sessions at OCPE, as yet the Commissioner hasn't put her responses in to any of our claims.

We were able to use member voices in person in one claim for Military leave and will be reaching out to members who have specific claim requests if they want to present the argument for their claim.

In response to the discussion with RAN's we proposed that RAN's  may accept 2 weeks extra ARL in place of monetary incentives.  We have put forward claims for PDA to include accommodation and to increase at the same rate as the yearly increase (6%).

24/3/26

Negotiations started today for the OCPE NT Enterprise Agreement.

To keep the log of claims and conversation confidential I have opened up a page on the member portal,

Please log in to the portal and follow the NTPS EA NEWS

19/3/26

Welcome to the Nurses and Midwives Enterprise Agreement 2026–2029 Negotiations Blog

This blog is your space for clear updates, honest answers, and real insight into what’s happening on the ground as we enter negotiations. We know how important this Agreement is, not just for your pay and conditions, but for the future of nursing and midwifery in the Northern Territory.

This week, we’ve sent out the endorsement survey for the Log of Claims. This survey closes on 23 March 2026, and it is critical. The Log of Claims is the foundation of everything we will take into negotiations—it is your collective voice, formalised.

How was the Log of Claims developed?
It started with you. More than 800 members responded to the initial survey, generating over 350 pages of claims, concerns, and ideas. Every response was carefully reviewed, grouped into key themes, and distilled into the 8-page Log of Claims we are now putting forward.

“Why isn’t my specific claim included?”
This is a fair and important question. When representing such a diverse workforce, our responsibility is to identify and prioritise the issues that are most widely and deeply felt. That means not every individual claim can appear in the final document—but the core issues affecting the greatest number of members are strongly represented. This is how we build the strongest possible case at the bargaining table.

And it works.

In the last Enterprise Agreement, you delivered real wins including:

• A new retention bonus for all NT nurses and midwives, with higher payments for those in rural and remote areas
• A 3% pay rise, achieved despite the government initially pushing for a wage freeze
• Exemplary Practice increases
• Professional Development Allowance increases
• Shift penalty increases, from 22.5 to 25% Night duty and from 15-17% Late shift.

Those outcomes didn’t happen by chance. They happened because members spoke, stood together, and backed their union.

That’s the power we bring into this round of negotiations.

When we act collectively, we are not just participants, we are a force that cannot be ignored.

Now is the time to engage, to have your say, and to stand with your colleagues.