Anaesthetic Technicians employed by the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board have given notice of a 48-hour strike planned to run from 7am on Thursday 14th March until 7am on Saturday 16th March.
Anaesthetic Technicians at Rotorua Hospital have walked off the job this morning to begin an unprecedented 5-day strike from 8am today through to 8am Saturday 23rd February.
The Minister of Health’s interference in bargaining between unions and DHBs is causing huge disruption to patients and the medical sector.
Northland Anaesthetic Technicians who are members of APEX will strike for 72 hours, from 0700 on Tuesday February 26th until 0700 on March 1st, 2019.