Aug 11, 2026 – 7.10pmThe Victorian Labor government is facing a multipronged assault from healthcare staff, teachers and doctors to deliver hefty pay rises ahead of the November state election, as the frontline workers take the rare step of walking off the job as part of their long-running industrial disputes.Radiographers, sonographers, radiation therapists, social workers and other allied health professionals stopped work for 24 hours from 12.01 am Tuesday, and doctors at major Melbourne hospitals will walk off the job for 3.5 hours on Thursday in their first protected action in two decades.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Ben Carroll faces union revolt as frontline workers strike
A striking and increasingly rebellious public sector workforce is threatening to muddy the premier’s message that voters can trust him to fix state finances.
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