Unions wants urgent talks with the prime minister to discuss their concerns over NSW Health's decision to wind back isolation requirements for critical workers:
The Australian Council of Trade Unions said a decision to force potentially infected supply chain workers back to the front lines is "reckless" and "incredibly short sighted".
"This is a proportionate response to challenges faced across the food and grocery supply chain, and the changes will assist us to continue to provide essentials to our customers," the spokesperson told SBS News. "To rebuild a healthy workforce we need to have isolation requirements and rapid testing working together - we can't have one without the other."
"The prime minister must ensure as a matter of absolute immediacy priority access to free rapid antigen tests and appropriate PPE for essential frontline retail workers in stores and distribution centres," Mr Dwyer said.
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