Getting Better Together
NZNO/DHB MECA Negotiations 2010
NZNO staff and members are in the process of getting ready for bargaining for the renewal of the District Health Board (DHB) and NZNO multi employer collective agreement (MECA). The current MECA expires on 31st March 2010.
This agreement is one of the biggest MECAs in New Zealand with more than 20,000 members covered by working in 21 DHBs.
The best way to keep up-to-date? Stay in touch with your delegates!
Absolutely the best way for NZNO Members to find out what's happening in the negotiations is to stay connected with your workplace delegates, and especially your delegate convenor.
National Terms of Settlement Ratification Meetings
Lastest Development: Alternative Bargaining Framework Update, 23 Feb 2010
Following membership meetings, held 2-19 February, the proposal to engage in the negotiation of a proposal/deal “National Terms of Settlement” was endorsed.
Read more in the Alternative Bargaining Framework Update (pdf)
NZNO/DHB MECA 2010 Time line
February 2010: Meetings to discuss the Alternative Bargaining Approach took place nationwide.
31 January 2010: A formal legal letter will be sent to the DHBs initiating bargaining on the 31st of January 2010. This is another signficant milestone.
January 2010: Purple Alert number 3 is published and meeting dates announced for February discussions on the Alternative Bargaining Approach.
17 December 2009: The second Purple Alert was published.
16th December 2009: The last lump sum payment was made to members as part of the agreement in the previous round of bargaining. This payment has nothing to do with the negotiations occuring in 2010, but it was most certainly a day to celebrate our achievements and acknowledge our power!
November 2009: Endorsement meetings were held at all DHBs to vote on the issues for the negotiations, the bargaining team and the ratification process.
15 October 2009: The first Purple Alert provided feedback on the first round of meetings.
31st August - September 2009: The first round of membership meetings in all DHBs occured. The purpose of those meetings was to discuss the issues for the negotiations.
DHB MECA Updates and Newsletters
2010 NZNO/DHB MECA Bargaining – Purple Alerts
NZNO Bulletins for Members working in DHBs
Welcome to News - a newsletter for NZNO members working in DHBs. We intend producing this newsletter quarterly and it will complement the Multi Employer Collective Agreement (MECA) 2010 bargaining updates that will also be produced.
DHB News Issue 1, Winter July 2009 (pdf)