Radiographer strike putting patients at risk

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More than 500 patients have had their surgery put off because of the three day pay strike.
More than 500 patients have had their surgery put off because of the three day pay strike.

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07 Sep 2010 01:17p.m.

anon wrote:

David,you have been duped. The real issues around this strike have not been reported on by any NZ news agency. The DHB Management have caused this strike by refusing to reach settlement for over 8 Months. The reason for this is that they are looking to break the union representatives (Apex), and the Radiographers are the meat in the sandwich. In real money, about one million dollars of increased wages per annum is at stake nationwide. To date, the additional cost of outsourcing radiology services in Wellington alone to private practices (Paific Radiology) is $300,000. Proportionally, spread over the 50 staff there it will take six years before the 2% increase equals this cost. I assume similar expense has been incurred throughout the rest of NZ, and yet our mighty press gallery remains silent. At the same time, some of the best health professionals in our system are being castigated by health board propoganda such as the crap in this article. Wake up David (And NZ). You are being treated like a mushroom(Do i need to explain?).

03 Sep 2010 11:53p.m.

Petra wrote:

Pay them! The younger ones have crippling student loan debt. If they leave for better pay and conditions abroad - and who could blame them if they do - the risk to patients will be far worse than a 3 day strike. Same with teachers. Pay them. Value them. Give them their due so that we can keep them here rather than export them to Oz, etc.

03 Sep 2010 11:26p.m.

David wrote:

Granted, they deserve more money, but public health workers shouldn't be given the right to strike when patient's health and lives are potentially at risk. To be honest it seems somewhat selfish, if you ask me.

03 Sep 2010 09:53p.m.

Jon wrote:

Good on them! They deserve every penny.
Would much rather spend money on our underfunded, overworked health professionals than bailouts for the likes of Alan Hubbard

03 Sep 2010 06:51p.m.

Deane wrote:

Pay them what they are worth, rather then loosing them to Australia.

NZ is an expensive country to live in, these radiographers are paid way below what they are worth.

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