United Workers Union members have reached an in-principle EBA agreement with the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS), with commitments they hope will improve conditions and safety across the service.
QLD AMBOS EBA CAMPAIGN
We Stood Together. We’ve Won.
Queensland Ambulance workers have secured a breakthrough. After months of showing up, not just on the job, but in the fight for fairness—we’ve reached a new agreement that recognises the work we do and the sacrifices we make.
From safe workloads to finishing on time, from improved penalties to fairer pay, this win belongs to every Ambo who stood their ground, told their story, and stayed strong. This is what happens when we back each other. When we speak with one voice.
Because just like on the job We Were There. Always.
And now, the system is finally showing up for us too.
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- 20 November 2025: Ballot Results
- 18 November 2025: Final Day for Voting
- 14 November 2025: Ballot Open, vote yes
- 13 November 2025: Ballot Update
- 11 November 2025: Voting Opens Ballot Update
- 7 November 2025: Information Session Updates
- 31 October 2025: Finalised Agreement Update
- 24 October 2025: In Person Consulting Sessions Schedule Update
- 24 October 2025: Online Consulting Sessions Schedule Update
- 17 October 2025: Bargaining Updates
- 17 September 2025: Member Update on In-Principal Agreement
- 16 September 2025: Agreement Offer Survey
- 12 September 2025: Improved Bargaining Agreement Update
- 8 September 2025: UWU delegates meet Minister Nicholls
- 22 August 2025: Only 10 days left until expiry
- 20 August 2025: Read the Operations Members update
- 11 August 2025: Read about the latest meeting with delegates
- 8 August 2025: Bargaining team puts QAS on notice
- 1 August 2025: Progress made by bargaining reps so far
- 22 July 2025: Progress on critical claims
- 5 July 2025: UWU State Council Meeting, plus your Log of Claims (LOC)
- 3 July 2025: End of shift still a priority
25 May 2025: LOC endorsement
Downloads & Information
Everything you need to stay informed and take action.
Far Northern Region
Adrian House (Paramedic) [email protected]
Zak Pitra (Paramedic) [email protected]
Northern Region
Brad Garvey (Paramedic) [email protected]
Central Region
Al Vagg (Paramedic) [email protected]
Gil Taylor (Paramedic) [email protected]
Joy Cooper (Paramedic) [email protected]
Darling Downs & South West Region
Colin Salter (Paramedic) [email protected]
Ginny Loveday (Paramedic) [email protected]
Sunshine Coast & Wide Bay Region
Ben Phipps (Paramedic) [email protected]
Mic Formica (Paramedic) [email protected]
Tamara Hutley (Paramedic) [email protected]
Metro North Region
Matt Ganley (Paramedic) [email protected]
Will Sloss (Paramedic) [email protected]
Metro South Region
Mel Burns (Paramedic) [email protected]
Ferhat Puris (Paramedic) [email protected]
Garth Ridley (Paramedic) [email protected]
Gold Coast Region
Amanda Kurn (Paramedic) [email protected]
Brett Fournier (Paramedic) [email protected]
Communications
Michelle Mantgaris (EMD) [email protected]
Tanya Needs (EMD – Educator) [email protected]
Patient Transport
Peter Hermus (PTO) [email protected]
Vicki Mian (PTO) [email protected]
Content Specialist
James Burley (Paramedic – Content Specialist) [email protected]
Jamie Rhodes-Bates (Paramedic – Content Specialist) [email protected]
John Millwood (Paramedic – Content Specialist) [email protected]
Current as at August 2025
Enterprise Bargaining Why Some Claims Were Not Supported
1.Finish on Time Monitoring and Enforcement under the 2025 Agreement
2.Finish on Time Operational Initiatives and Enforcement (Clauses 17.517.10)
3.Finish on Time How to Log Report and Escalate Breaches
4.Finish on Time and Fatigue Management
5.Pre-Shift Checks and Unpaid Work
6.Double-Time Overtime for Shift Extensions
7.Night Shift Allowance Recognising Overnight Work
8.Rural and Remote Single Officer Response Allowance
9.Broken Fatigue Payment Sundays
11.Critical Console Handover Allowance
12.Screen Breaks Operations Centres
13.Critical Care Paramedic (CCP) Professional Development Commitments
14.CCP Extended Role Increment Recognition Flight HARU Relief
15.Supervisors in Receipt of a Flexibility Allowance Access to Overtime
16.Level 6 Employees Ability to Perform Operational Overtime
If We’re Always There, Will You Be?
Let us know if you’re willing to take protected industrial action and make sure your contact details are up to date so we can stay united and ready.
Sign the OPEN LETTER to:
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls MP & Minister for Education John-Paul Langbroek MP
Will the QLD Government stand with our Ambos, Health Professionals, Teacher Aides and School Cleaners?
From the Gold Coast to the Torres Strait, Lawn Hill to Birdsville – Queenslanders want to know they can call our Ambulance service in their time of need. When the call comes at 3am, they are there. When families are falling apart on the worst day of their lives, they are there…
When we send our children to school, we rely on the dedication of Teacher Aides and School Cleaners to ensure every child is supported, safe, and able to thrive throughout their crucial school years.
When we have to go to hospital, or help loved ones through those tough times, nothing that can overstate how much the people – the highly skilled, experienced people that do specialised, essential work- ensure our hospitals work and people receive the care they need.
Now, the people that make our Ambulance service, our schools and our hospitals work are standing up for Queensland.
Will you stand with them?
SIGN THE OPEN LETTER 📣
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News & Articles
Latest media coverage and useful articles about bargaining.
August 1, 2025
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June 26, 2025
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April 8, 2024
WHAT: Ambulance Fleet Maintenance Officers walk off the job in regional Victorian centres. WHEN: 10am, Monday, April 8 WHERE: Ambulance
News & Articles
Latest media coverage and useful articles about bargaining.
Paramedics may take protected industrial action after the Queensland Ambulance Service failed to address one of their central concerns: workers regularly having shifts extended, leaving them burnt-out and fatigued.
June 26, 2025
Alarm bells were ringing across Emergency Departments on Tuesday as the Queensland government handed down a Budget with a gaping hole where funding for ambulance staff and vehicles should be, leaving the critical services that Queenslanders rely on at risk.
Bargaining FAQs + Union benefits
Everything you need to know about bargaining and why it’s important to be union
Enterprise Bargaining Agreements are negotiated between an employer and employees to set wages and conditions at your workplace. They are legally enforceable and can never be worse than award minimums.
No. Only union members can participate in protected actions. Protected actions can only happen during bargaining, and are used to make employers negotiate with union members on their Log of Claims.
Bargaining has four stages.
(1) Employees decide on a Log of Claims (LOC). The LOC is a list of improvements to pay and conditions that employees want.
(2) A bargaining committee is formed, consisting of union members and delegates.
(3) Negotiations begin between the employer and the union representing employees.
(4) Employees vote on the agreement and if a majority are in favour, the agreement is lodged with the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission and becomes enforceable.
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