Today’s Union News continues to highlight the shortcomings in our health system, this time in Whanganui and Waitākere. Sandra Grey is also interviewed in an RNZ deep dive into workplace deaths in New Zealand.
Union coverage
- CTU – ‘His life was worth nothing to them’ – Heartbroken families speak out against work safety rule changes | RNZ
- NZNO – ‘Exasperated’ nurses strike at specialist Waitākere Hospital ward | RNZ
- NZNO – Whanganui Hospital ED: Nurses union claims 680% capacity, Health NZ disputes figure | NZ Herald
- NZNO – Patient numbers soar for Whanganui Hospital’s 15-bed emergency department | RNZ
- NZPFU – Wellington vulnerable after losing FENZ ladder truck to fire, senior firefighter says | RNZ
- TEU – Concerns raised over University of Auckland’s independent review | RNZ
Employment
- Senior lawyer apologises for behaviour but disputes it amounts to ‘misconduct’ | RNZ
- Suffrage Day marked with promise to boost women’s health, safety and financial security | RNZ
- Luxon had ‘no idea’ public sector had biggest pay rise increase | NZ Herald
- Why businesses need to manage psychosocial hazards at work | NZ Herald
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