Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Te Whatu Ora health workers will be out in the community as they down tools for two days of strikes this week over patient safety.
More than 36,000 Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora will walk off the job from 7am to 11pm on Tuesday and Thursday.
They will spend their strike time doing a range of activities including hikoi, pickets, candlelight vigils, food bank drivers, blood bank donations, sausage sizzles and BBQs.
NZNO has delegate spokespeople available for interview across the country. Please get in touch for contact details.
- The strike will be a complete withdrawal of labour at every place in New Zealand where Te Whatu Ora provides health care or hospital care services. Life Preserving Services will continue to be provided.
