Christchurch midwife Anna Lakeman is striking because her teenage son earns more on a fishing boat than she does "resuscitating babies and saving their lives". Lakeman, 46, joined about 50 midwives and supporters in a rally opposite Christchurch Women's Hospital on Monday morning. Iain McGregor/Stuff Midwife Anna Lakeman, picketing outside Christchurch Hospital, does not believe her fisherman son should be on a highre hourly . Iain McGregor/Stuff Christchurch midwives are striking over pay issues. MERAS proposed lifting the starting salary for midwives from $49,450 to $56,788, which was equivalent to the second step of the nurses' pay scale.

Source: Stuff November 26, 2018 00:44 UTC