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An eleventh hour offer from DHBs to settle the allied health collective agreement has been rejected by the PSA bargaining team

District Health Boards will aim to restart pay talks with the PSA next week, but for now their focus is the strike by 10,000 allied health workers that will see a range of hospital, community and outpatient services postponed during the 24-hour strike by PSA members from 11:59pm on Sunday 15 May to 11:59pm Monday 16 May

An eleventh hour offer from DHBs to settle the allied health collective agreement has been rejected by the PSA bargaining team

With only one day left to avert strike action by 10,000 PSA allied health workers, no pay offer has been received from DHBs and Ministry of Health, despite their announcement at the weekend that an offer was imminent

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Allied health workers are still hoping for an offer from DHBs and the Ministry of Health in time to avert strike action by 10,000 essential workers

Allied health workers are still hoping for an offer from DHBs and the Ministry of Health in time to avert strike action by 10,000 essential workers

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