Lab workers will stop work tomorrow, but their 24-hour strike won’t impact the processing of urgent Covid-19 tests. As many as 700 workers from Southern Community Laboratories in Wellington, Taranaki, Gisborne and the South Island will strike on Friday. But the strike won’t impact urgent Covid-19 testing, APEX National Advocate David Munro said. READ MORE:* Private lab workers say planned strike is all about fair pay* Coronavirus: Frontline nurses across the country will strike on Thursday* Laboratory workers suspended without pay as partial strike under way, union saysStuff Covid-19 testing labs in Wellington will be impacted by tomorrow’s 24-hour strike. And workers processing Covid-19 testing who took part in a partial strike last week were suspended.

Source: Stuff September 03, 2020 03:56 UTC