Doctors Union Tops up Reserve Pot for Strikes

Doctors union tops up reserve pot for strikes

The trade union for doctors has stashed away hundreds of thousands of pounds more to fund future strike action despite posting another year of losses, new accounts reveal.  The British Medical Association (BMA), which represents over 200,000 doctors and students, put aside around £300,000 more funds towards its reserve for industrial action last year, according to the newly filed accounts.  The union now has over £1.3m reserved to help staff wal…

Stump up: cops and Parks staff swoop on illegal wood cutters in reserve

Four men received $852 fines for illegal woodcutting in a North-West reserve on August 10. Discover why authorities are cracking down on timber theft.

Four fined for illegal wood cutting

FOUR men have been fined for illegal wood cutting in a reserve after a joint operation by Tasmania Police and Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service in the state's North West this week.