Jack Chambers: “Just endless recruitment everywhere does not improve outcomes for citizens or for people who want a better public health…”

Just meeting every short-term pressure isn’t what will deliver a better State.

I would ask them to reflect on that.

That success must be measured in the homes that are built, in hospitals, waiting lists that are reduced, in childcare places created, in infrastructure delivered, and ultimately in whether people at home can see and feel a difference in…

What I would say is strike action should be a last resort, not a first resort for trade union leaders.