Nursing union members hold stop work meetings over stalled pay talks

Nursing union members hold stop work meetings over stalled pay talks

Nurses are looking for better pay and higher staff-to-patient ratios after rejecting the latest Health NZ offer, a Nurses' Organisation delegate says.

Epworth nurses stop work

Epworth Medical Imaging nurses stopped work for four hours in Geelong from 9am on Thursday June 5 to protest for a lead apron allowance and decent wage increases. Nurses can be required to wear an apron that is up to 10kg for three to four hours a day. Nurses in radiology wear lead aprons to protect themselves from radiation exposure during imaging procedures. Nurses said they are asking for the same entitlement many of their peers already get p…