Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Stop work meeting scheduled at hospitals tomorrow
15 October 2009
Stop work meeting scheduled at hospitals tomorrow
Whakatane and Tauranga Hospitals’ orderlies, catering, cleaning and laundry staff members of the Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU have given notice of a two hour stop work meeting tomorrow.
Contingency planning at both hospitals will ensure that patients still receive meals and some staff will remain on duty to keep essential services through the two hour period from 12.30pm.
Bay of Plenty District Health Board is one of 17 DHBs in the multi-employer collective agreement with the SFWU.
“Union members are exercising their right to a stop work meeting. This is a normal part of the wage bargaining process,” says Phillip Balmer, chief operating officer at the DHB. “Covering staff for two hours will not disrupt the hospitals’ operation too much.”
Ends
Gordon Campbell: On The Hikoi Aftermath
Free Speech Union: Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill Likely To Restrict Access To Information, Polling Shows Most Oppose
Auckland Transport: Driver Safety Screens Now Rolling Out Across Auckland’s Bus Fleet
People Against Prisons Aotearoa: 'Expect Resistance' - Community Group Pushes Back Against More Cops With Guns
Greenpeace: New Zealand Drops In Global Ranking On Climate Action
PSA: Spending Cuts Need To Stop - PSA Urges Govt To Listen To Economists
Stats NZ: National Population Estimates: At 30 September 2024 (2018-base)
