By Mary Longmore
July 19, 2024
Upset residents and their families and friends turned out to support staff striking over a proposal to cut 400 care hours a week at a Wellington aged care facility.
Read more... ‘We are family’ — residents rally around nursing staff after bosses propose cutting 400 care hours
By Mary Longmore
July 16, 2024
About 150 Access Community Health nursing staff went on strike around the country on this week, demanding the same pay and conditions as their Te Whatu Ora colleagues.
Read more... ‘We work just as hard’ — community nurses strike for the same pay as hospitals
By Mary Longmore
June 7, 2023
‘Disheartened’ but resolute nurses, midwives and kaiāwhina are not ruling out industrial action after a resounding rejection of Te Whatu Ora’s proposal for an offer.
Read more... Strike action not ruled out as nurses overwhelmingly reject Te Whatu Ora’s proposal for offer
By Mary Longmore
May 24, 2023
A hard-won one-hour strike by 24 Gisborne Hospital ward 5 nurses and health-care assistants (HCAs) this afternoon drew “huge” support, says an emotional nurse who led the fight all the way to the courtoom.
Read more... Hundreds support striking Gisborne nurses after court win