New Zealand Nurses Organisation - Latest News [Page 37]
Minimum Levels of Staffing Needed in Aged Care
Monday, 17 November 2003, 11:49 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
"NZNO supports comments made on national radio this morning by the Executive Director of Residential Care NZ that the sector continues to be under funded and they would like to employ more staff and pay them more,” said New Zealand Nurses ... More >>
Underpaid Nurses to Deliver Petition
Monday, 17 November 2003, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
A delegation of members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation will present a petition to the Associate Minister of Health, Ruth Dyson, at Parliament steps on Wednesday 19th November. More >>
Proposed Settlement For Oamaru Nurses
Monday, 17 November 2003, 11:05 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
A proposed settlement has been reached in the dispute at Oamaru hospital, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation said today. More >>
Striking Oamaru Nurses Opt For Mediation
Thursday, 30 October 2003, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Nurses at Oamaru Hospital met this morning and opted to return to urgent mediation in an effort to resolve their collective agreement negotiations. More >>
Underpaid Oamaru Nurses Strike for Parity
Monday, 20 October 2003, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Nurses and other health workers at Oamaru Hospital began rolling strike action today to match pay rates elsewhere in the South Island said New Zealand Nurses Organisation CEO Geoff Annals this morning. More >>
Underpaid and Undervalued Aged Care Workers
Tuesday, 30 September 2003, 11:35 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The low pay and inadequate training of aged care staff will come under the spotlight tomorrow on United Nations International Day of the Older Person. More >>
NZNO.org.nz For Nurses’ News and Issues
Thursday, 25 September 2003, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
A new website launched last night at the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Conference 2003 is the place to go for up to date information nurses’ news and issues. More >>
Nurses’ Union Membership Hits Historic High
Wednesday, 24 September 2003, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
“Membership of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation is rapidly growing and has hit a historic high of nearly 34,000 members,” said NZNO president Jane O’Malley today. More >>
NZNO President Calls for Nurse to Patient Ratios
Wednesday, 24 September 2003, 11:49 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
"Mandated nurse to patient ratios will bring our nurses back to nursing and make our hospitals safer for patients," said New Zealand Nurses Organisation president Jane O'Malley at the opening day of NZNO's annual conference in Rotorua ... More >>
South Island Nurses and Midwives MECA Ratified
Wednesday, 24 September 2003, 10:04 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
“The Multi Employer Collective Agreement covering 3,000 nurses, midwives and health assistants across the South Island has been ratified,” said New Zealand Nurses Organisation advocate Glenda Alexander today. More >>
Canterbury Nurses Ratify Pay Offer
Friday, 19 September 2003, 8:12 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
"2500 nurses and midwives employed by the Canterbury DHB have overwhelmingly ratified a new collective agreement," said New Zealand Nurses Organisation advocate Chris Wilson today. More >>
Proposed Settlement Reached With 5 Sth ISland DHBs
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 8:36 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
After two days of mediation a proposed settlement has been reached in negotiations between the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and five South Island DHBs of the South Island MECA (Multi Employer Collective Agreement). More >>
Attempt to Avert S.I. Nurses' Strike Unsuccessful
Thursday, 11 September 2003, 5:39 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The parties negotiating the collective agreement for 3,000 nurses, midwives and health assistants employed in DHBs across the South Island met today, said New Zealand Organisation advocate Glenda Alexander. More >>
Canterbury Nurses to Attend Ratification Meetings
Thursday, 4 September 2003, 9:20 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation and the Canterbury DHB have reached a proposed settlement of collective agreement negotiations at mediation today. More >>
Suffrage Day Strike For S.I. Nurses
Thursday, 4 September 2003, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
3,000 nurses, midwives and health assistants employed in DHBs across the South Island have voted to take two hours strike action on 19 September in support of their claim for pay parity with their North Island counterparts. More >>
Ministry Advice On Enrolled Nurses Flawed
Tuesday, 2 September 2003, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Ministry Advice On Enrolled Nurses Flawed The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) has strongly supported the call of the Otago District Health Board (DHB) chairman, Richard Thomson, to ignore a letter from the Ministry of Health recommending enrolled ... More >>
Nurses and Midwives To Attend Report Back Meetings
Monday, 1 September 2003, 12:11 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Nurses, midwives and health care assistants covered by the Multi-Employer Collective Agreement (MECA) which includes five South Island DHBs will now attend report back meetings, said Glenda Alexander, New Zealand Nurses Organisation advocate today. More >>
Nurses to Attend Mediation Report Back Meetings
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Mediation between the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and Canterbury DHB over the Collective Agreement covering 2,500 nurses and midwives employed by the DHB has adjourned and NZNO members will now attend reportback meetings, said Nurses Organisation advocate ... More >>
Report: Better Nurses' Working Conditions Needed
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 10:57 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
"The Nurses Organisation strongly backs the key conclusion of the Health Workforce Advisory Committee report released today," said Geoff Annals, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation CEO, following the release of the report. More >>
Nurses and Midwives In Mediation Tomorrow
Thursday, 21 August 2003, 12:28 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Negotiators of the Collective Agreement covering 2,500 nurses and midwives employed by Canterbury DHB will attend mediation in Christchurch tomorrow, 22 August, said New Zealand Nurses Organisation advocate Chris Wilson today. More >>
