More than 36,000 Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives, health
care assistants and kaimahi hauora have voted for further
strike action after Health NZ failed to resolve their
ongoing concerns about understaffing, NZNO
says.
Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa New
Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Chief Executive Paul
Goulter says the Te Whatu Ora members voted strongly to go
on strike on two days from 7am to 11pm on Tuesday 2
September and Thursday 4 September.
“Our
members are clear that they want to keep fighting for the
safety of their patients and to reduce preventable patient
deaths.
“Nurses, midwives, health care
assistants and kaimahi hauora have had enough of their
patients waiting for care because they are too busy to get
them. They became health care workers because they want to
help people and give them the care they need. Not risk their
suffering due to a lack of staff.
“Patients are at
risk because the Coalition Government is choosing cost
cutting over patient need.”
Paul Goulter says strike
notice will be issued to Te Whatu Ora to meet legal
requirements in sufficient time to allow Life Preserving
Services to be arranged and
confirmed.
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