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Nurses and midwives begin vote on further strike action

April 23, 2018

Nurse strike imminent — (Source: Te Karere)

Nurses and midwives across the country will vote whether or not to take a two-day strike.

Union members will start receiving ballot papers today and will have 30 days to vote on whether to take the industrial action.

A potential strike would then take place in early July.

Nurses and DHBs have been locked in a dispute over pay and conditions for months.

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