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Health Minister Andrew Little says strike notices have been lifted. ”In addition to that there is a commitment to conduct a ministerial review of the safe staffing accord and the implementation care capacity demand management that has not been consistently rolled out,” he said. The Ministry of Health and the nurses union would run a recruitment campaign to fill the 1450 nursing vacancies across the country, Little said. “We need to get nurses into those roles.” Nurses union organi...

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand 9 July 2021 Over 150,000 Indian government steel workers hold national strike Over 150,000 workers at the public sector plants of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) walked out across India on June 30 after negotiations for a pay rise deadlocked. The wage increase has been outstanding since December 2017. The collective wage and conditions agreement is usually revised every five years by the National Joint C...

Praveen Menon 3 minute read People jog past a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealands new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety measure that mandates wearing of a mask on public transport, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall/File Photo WELLINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - New Zealands closed borders have helped keep COVID-19 out of the Pacific nation, but a critical shortage of migrant labour is now fuelling protests among businesses and workers strugglin...

New Zealand industry ire grows as closed borders worsen labour shortages Reuters 19 hrs ago By Praveen Menon © Reuters/FIONA GOODALL FILE PHOTO: New Zealands COVID-19 safety measure mandating masks on public transport takes effect in Auckland By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealands closed borders have helped keep COVID-19 out of the Pacific nation, but a critical shortage of migrant labour is now fuelling protests among businesses and workers struggling with ...

Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 3:48 pm The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says its 30,000 members working in DHBs have voted in favour of three more strikes: July 29/30 (24 hours), August 19 (8 hours), September 9/10 (24 hours). The strike ballot closed at 12 Noon today. NZNO lead advocate David Wait said the vote was very high and members clearly remain resolute about ongoing strike action to achieve the recognition and working conditions that will ensure nursing remains a viable profession. ...

DHBs spokeswoman Dale Oliff said the DHBs were aiming to prevent the strikes and believed they could make an offer “to settle the pay talks”. “We’re continuing to work on a range of options and will be working with the union again this week to progress those discussions before the DHB and NZNO bargaining teams get back together with the mediator next week.” The parties did not achieve a resolution last week, but agreed to return to negotiations on July 14 and 15. CHRIS SKELTON/Stuf...

Nurses on strike in Auckland last month. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) said its 30,000 members working in DHBs had voted in favour of three more strikes. The strikes will be on July 29 for 24 hours, an eight-hour strike on August 19 and another 24-hour strike on September 9. NZNO lead advocate David Wait said the vote was very high and members clearly remained resolute about ongoing strike action. Last month 30,000 nurses walked off the job when contr...

Nurses vote to strike three more times - but DHBs hopeful it wont come to that Newshub 17 hrs ago © Newshub. It follows a nurses strike in June. Kiwi nurses have voted overwhelmingly in favour of striking another three times in protest over poor pay and working conditions - but DHBs reckon theyll come to a resolution before then. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) on Tuesday revealed its members had green-lit three protests - one on July 29-30 for 24 hours, another on August 19 fo...

Press Release – NZNO The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says its 30,000 members working in DHBs have voted in favour of three more strikes: July 29/30 (24 hours), August 19 (8 hours), September 9/10 (24 hours). The strike ballot closed at 12 Noon today. NZNO lead advocate … The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says its 30,000 members working in DHBs have voted in favour of three more strikes: July 29/30 (24 hours), August 19 (8 hours), September 9/10 (24 hours). The strike ba...

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand 2 July 2021 Malaysian government doctors threaten strike action Tens of thousands of young contract doctors employed in Malaysia’s public hospitals have threatened to strike on July 26 to demand changes in their terms of employment. The strike threat was made by an independent group of contract doctors who are facing a surge of coronavirus infections in Malaysia. On June 29, coronavirus infections in Malaysia set a record daily high of 6,437....