Nurses vote in favour of strike action
Thirty-thousand nurses will go on strike on Wednesday 9 June, after rejecting a second pay offer in their current round of negotiations.
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Thirty-thousand nurses will go on strike on Wednesday 9 June, after rejecting a second pay offer in their current round of negotiations.
Tens of thousands of “angry and frustrated” nurses will strike across NZ this week as they fight for better pay and staffing levels.
Tens of thousands of “angry and frustrated” nurses will strike across NZ this week as they fight for better pay and staffing levels.
• Source: 1 NEWS The eight-hour strike by nurses at all public hospitals and DHB facilities will go ahead this week after the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) voted to reject a second offer. Source: istock.com NZNO lead advocate David Wait said the second DHB offer did not significantly change and did not address "serious nursing workforce issues" and "pay rates that do not attract people into the profession or retain the people we have". Nurses aro...
They say their priority is now ensuring patients' safety and minimise disruption from the strike.