Midwives reject DHBs' pay offer and vote to strike
More than 1100 midwives across the country have voted overwhelmingly to reject the district health boards' (DHBs') pay offer and go on strike. Eight out of every 10 members of midwives' union MERAS who are employed by DHBs voted in the ballot. Of those, 90 percent opted to reject the DHBs' offer. From Wednesday, midwives across New Zealand will hand in their notice informing employees of planned two-hour work stoppages every day on every shift over a two-week period from November 22 to December 5. Industrial co-leader Jill Ovens says the idea is to maximise disruption for the DHBs while minimising the effect on women and their babies.
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