Braemar Hospital Staff To Strike For Cost-Of-Living Increase

Workers at Hamilton’s Braemar Hospital will strike for a
cost-of-living pay increase next Tuesday, 27
October.

Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO
members working at Braemar will walk off the job for
four-hours, starting at 8am. They will also carry out a
day-long overtime ban.

This action follows almost a
year of negotiations over pay increases below the cost of
living and pay rates lower than public hospitals. The
striking workers include nurses, healthcare assistants,
anaesthetic technicians and sterile science
technicians.

Members deliberately chose the day after
Labour Day, when fewer patients are scheduled, to minimise
disruption to patient care.

When:
8am-midday, Tuesday 27 October

Where:
Outside Braemar Hospital, 28 Ohaupo Road and at the
corner of Ohaupo Road and Lorne Street,
Hamilton

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