Nearly 30,000 nurses from across the country are due to strike in June. Photo: NZ Herald/FileTens of thousands of nurses from across the country are set to walk off the job for eight hours next month - "absolutely furious" at the Government's three-year pay rise freeze. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) union has confirmed 30,000 district health board nurses voted to strike on June 9. Those in Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) would not strike but those working as a part of the vaccination rollout would. Wait said members were "absolutely furious" at the Government's wage restraint announcement that would effectively freeze their wages for three years, as most have already progressed to the last step of their pay scale.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 14, 2021 01:07 UTC