Allied health workers at MidCentral join national strike

• Allied health workers conducted a strike outside Palmerston North Hospital calling for a salary increase.
• Occupational therapist Diana Mercer, PSA union delegate, notes that the workers began bargaining for a better deal 18 months already.
• The members of the union collaborate with an Employment Relations Authority facilitator to work on a recommendation.
• MidCentral executive director for allied health Gabrielle Scott says the district health board respects the right to strike of the staff.