近36 000名护士参加了新西兰的罢工,推迟了14 000次手术和预约。
Nearly 36,000 nurses in New Zealand strike, delaying 14,000 surgeries and appointments.
新西兰近36 000名护士正在罢工,导致大约14 000名外科手术和预约推迟。
Nearly 36,000 nurses in New Zealand are on strike, leading to the postponement of around 14,000 surgeries and appointments.
这次为期两天的罢工是在一年来关于薪酬和人员配置水平的谈判陷入僵局之后进行的。
The two-day strike follows a year of stalled negotiations over pay and staffing levels.
NZ卫生首席执行官Dale Bramley博士对治疗延误表示关切,而工会主席Anne Daniels则指出对安全人员配置水平缺乏保障。
Health NZ CEO Dr. Dale Bramley expressed concern about treatment delays, while the union's president Anne Daniels cited a lack of guarantees on safe staffing levels.
尽管罢工,医院和急诊部门仍将开放,工作人员有限。
Despite the strike, hospitals and emergency departments will remain open with limited staff.