Thousands of New South Wales nurses and midwives are preparing to walk off the job tomorrow for their first strike in almost a decade. 9News
nurses and midwives are preparing to walk off the job tomorrow for their first strike in almost a decade.Some of the state's busiest hospitals will be included in the 150 health sites participating in the strike.NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association General Secretary Brett Holmes told 2GB's Ben Fordham skeleton staff would remain on site to provide life preserving care.
"It's really important that the Premier listens … and understands that if he doesn't listen there will be tens of thousands of nurses who are considering their future in our health system." "Nurses and midwives have done everything possible to try and keep people alive. And the government basically slap them in the face with this attempt to give them a pay cut, essentially," Mr Holmes said.
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