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Nurses to go a strike

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 2 Aug 2021, 6:50PM
(Photo / Getty Images)
(Photo / Getty Images)

Nurses to go a strike

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 2 Aug 2021, 6:50PM

Nurses have announced they will go on a day long strike later this month, after they rejected the Government's pay offer last week.

But the DHBs aren't taking the news lightly, saying the Nurses’ Union has refused to guarantee capacity for life saving services.

DHBs have now asked the employment court to ensure there is emergency cover during the strike

But Nurses Organisation lead advocate David Wait says it's a real affront to its members.

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