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5 May
10,000 Health Workers To Strike From Monday
The ongoing negotiations have the Allied Health workers beginning the two weeks of work-to-rule industrial action on Monday 9th of May and will also strike for 24hours on 16 May.
Fred A – pay, working conditions and staff shortages will continue to plague this sector for some time.
16 May
10,000 allied health workers walk off the job for better pay
10,000 Allied health workers have gone on strike after a lower than expected offer was made by the DHB- The offer didn’t make it to the members.
Additional article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/128650417/health-workers-union-says-dhbs-offer-wasnt-worth-taking-to-members
22 May
Striking hospital workers: What are they paid, what’s on offer and what do they want?
Negotiations with the DHB’s have been ongoing since October 2020
24 May
Low pay hike ‘a slap in the face’, say protesting care workers
Since last Monday health care workers have been on strike. The government has offered a 3% pay rise (around about 70 cents), however the healthcare workers have called that a slap in the face.
25 May
DHB offer and ERA recommendations released to allied health workers
After a week of strikes the DHB has offered a pay increase of 17% for the lowest paid members to 5% for the highest paid meaning healthcare workers would be paid at least living wages.
Fred A – a solid offer and recommended by the bargaining team to members. Outcome of the vote will be known end of June.
26 May
Firefighters union votes to strike across the country
On Wednesday night the NZ firefighters Unions (NZPFU) confirmed its members rejected the offer from the Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
(Staffing levels for the firefighters throughout Auckland are already low, the Unions secretary has said the needed number of firefighters to meet Auckland’s demand is higher than the amount of staff employed currently.)
27 May
New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union Strike w/ Wattie Watson: May 27th, 2022
The New Zealand professional firefighters union have voted to go on strike.
Fred A – shortage of staffing numbers plus wages the main triggers to dissatisfaction. It’s a similar theme to the problems faced by the health sector. Low wage increases in the face of high inflation and a chronic staff shortage.
With inflation set to level off over the balance of 2022, wage increases a likely to catch up to the CPI. However, that’s only likely in the first half of 2023. So, hang on to your hat as the bargaining storm across NZ picks up over the next three quarters! We are likely to see an increase in industrial action as the pressure builds.
