Medical laboratory workers have voted to walk off the job, nationwide, for 24 hours on February 5 and a further 24 hours on February 7.

Lab workers from Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane, Waikato, Whangarei, Taranaki, Gisborne, Palmerston North, Whanganui, Hawke’s Bay, the Wellington region and the South Island will be joining the strike.

The action will impact the majority of hospital and community services across the motu.

The strikes come on the back of Apex’s bargaining claims for pay parity being rejected in three separate Meca negotiations, with Awanui Labs, Pathlab Ltd and Medlab Central/Tlab.

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