Stopworks will be held at every DHB starting on August 2nd. ASMS has been in talks with DHBs since February to negotiate a new multi-employer collective agreement or MECA, but the DHBs have failed to put an acceptable offer on the table. “We are asking for a very modest pay rise to simply reflect cost of living increases and inflation, but the DHBs continue to come back with a zero percent increase,” says ASMS Executive Director Sarah Dalton. “We are very aware of the Government’s public sector pay restraint advice, but every worker has the right to at least keep up with inflation and not see their