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Northland DHB rejects ERA recommendation to end Anaesthetic Technician dispute

Northland DHB has rejected the proposal put forth by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) during facilitation with Anaesthetic Technicians represented by APEX.

Rotorua Anaesthetic Technicians Escalate Strike Action and Vote for 5-day Strike

Frustrated Lakes DHB Anaesthetic Technicians at Rotorua Hospital have now issued notice for an unprecedented a 5-day strike (120 hours of complete withdrawal of labour) from 8am on Monday the 18th of February until 8am on Saturday 23rd February.

Northland DHB Pharmacy Strike to go Ahead on 24 January 2019

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians represented by APEX and employed by Northland DHB and based at Whangarei will take strike action tomorrow. The strike is due to frustration over not receiving any offer of settlement for their collective agreement from the DHB.

Rotorua Hospital Anaesthetic Technicians to Strike Tomorrow and Friday

Lakes DHB Anaesthetic Technicians at Rotorua Hospital will begin the first of two planned 24-hour strikes tomorrow, Wednesday 23 January at 8am. Mediation between the Anaesthetic Technicians and the DHB will begin on Thursday 24 January, followed by the second strike which is scheduled at 8am on Friday 25 January.

Sterilising Technicians Strike at Hawke’s Bay Hospital on Wednesday 23 January 2019

20 Sterilising Technicians and APEX members at Hawke’s Bay Hospital will take strike action on Wednesday 23 January from 7am to 11pm. Sterilising Technicians are responsible for cleaning, sterilising and packaging surgical instruments and equipment. The District Health Board (DHB) has refused to provide APEX members working as Sterilising Technicians with the same salary increases offered to their colleagues at other DHBs.

Lakes DHB Anaesthetic Technicians to strike

Intense frustrations have culminated in Lakes DHB Anaesthetic Technicians at Rotorua Hospital issuing notice for two 24-hour strikes to be held on the 23rd and 25th of January 2019, beginning at 8am each day.

Southland Anaesthetic Technicians Strike

Anaesthetic Technicians at Southland Hospital commenced a strike at 0700hrs today, ending at 1600 tomorrow, Friday January 11. This strike follows the strike in October last year, in an attempt to settle these essential health workers’ collective agreement.