Petition signatures continue to roll in.NZNO NZNO New Zealand Nurses Organisation DELEGATES have collected tens of thousands of signatures around the country for NZNO's national fair pay petition. This calls on the Government to provide additional funding to district health boards in order to pay nurses and midwives fairly; for collective agreements that provide for safe nurse/midwife to patient ratios at all times; and for nurses and midwives to be valued so they stay in the profession. When Kai kai Noun NZ informal food [Maori] kai noun N.Z. (informal) food, grub (slang) provisions, fare, board, commons, eats (slang Tiaki Nursing New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. went to print, the national tally was unclear, but all the signs are that the petition will successfully demonstrate that the public strongly supports our campaign. Delegates and members have really pulled out the stops in some areas. One place where members have worked flat out to make the petition a success is North Shore Hospital, where delegate A person who is appointed, authorized, delegated, or commissioned to act in the place of another. Transfer of authority from one to another. A person to whom affairs are committed by another. A person elected or appointed to be a member of a representative assembly. convenor Paula Barnett and the team have collected thousands of signatures. With two weeks still to go, members in the emergency ward recently hit the 3000 mark. "We set up a sort of petition 'sub-committee' to assist the delegates with the petition," said Barnett. "The committee's unofficial un·of·fi·cial adj. Of or being a drug that is not listed in the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary. leader, Jason Russell, has been outstanding in his dedication and persistence with signature gathering, There has barely been a person who has stepped into the department in the past few weeks who hasn't been offered the opportunity to sign our petition. As a delegate, I have loved the shared responsibility and outstanding results of a committed team in action. We have no plans to stop yet." That enthusiasm and dedication have been reflected around the country where members have targeted basketball games in Nelson and Hawke's Bay
The national tally was due to have been counted on May 12--International Nurses Day. Presentation of the petition is planned to take place prior to Budget Day, May 27, at Parliament. --Report by NZNO communications adviser Lyndy McIntyre. |
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