30 Sep 2019

Radiographers on strike today, tomorrow

From Morning Report, 6:39 am on 30 September 2019

A public hospital manager says strike action under way from today will add to the long delays many people already face for non-urgent surgery. Hundreds of radiographers, who take x-rays, will walk off the job at all public hospitals for a day from 7 am today and again on Wednesday over pay. Workers who take ultrasound images will strike from Thursday until Saturday, and lab workers will also walk off the job the following week. District Health Boards say it's a coordinated campaign by one union group aimed at causing maximum disruption. The chief operating officer at Northland DHB, Paul Welford, says the impact will be extreme.