Southern healthcare staff walked out on minimum-wage work yesterday to rally against "chronic" underpayment amid a widespread strike.
The phlebotomists’ protests were the first in four days of planned strike action by laboratory staff from Wellington to Invercargill working for Awanui Labs, formerly Southern Community Laboratories (SCL).
Apex Union Dunedin delegate Jackie Milford said she and many phlebotomists picketing in the Octagon yesterday were on minimum wage.
