New Zealand nurses voice anger over union's limited strike plan
In line with the Labour-led government’s pay freeze, the union is preparing a repeat of its 2018 sellout of the nurses’ struggle over pay and hospital conditions.
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In line with the Labour-led government’s pay freeze, the union is preparing a repeat of its 2018 sellout of the nurses’ struggle over pay and hospital conditions.
The country's biggest health sector union is facing a massive shake-up following an external review of the board's performance and the resignation of its second president in less than a year. Nurses Organisation Māori kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says the board's behaviour was "not anything but reputable". Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller The Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is refusing to release the full report to more than 51,000 members "for reasons of professional sensitivity and confidentiality". It has been a tumultuous couple of years for the union, with bitter factional infighting, legal actio...