Above: Timaru stopwork meeting, 23 July 2020

PHC MECA Update 28 September 2020

Kia ora koutou,

This update is about union/stopwork meetings on Wednesday 30 September 2020. Your attendance at these is important – this is your MECA!

Thursday 24 September meeting (employer representatives, Ministry of Health, DHBs)

The Ministry of Health, DHB representatives, the NZMA and Green Cross Health met on 24 September 2020 to gain a common understanding of progress in the Primary Care MECA bargaining. Here is the key message put out by the participants to the meeting:

It was a useful and productive meeting during which all attendees gained a better appreciation of the issues, and recognised and agreed on the need for a consistent, sustainable approach to pay parity across the health system. Primary care nurses are seen as a priority workforce for progressing pay parity. Meeting attendees have agreed to work together on this issue, with an initial focus on the Primary Care MECA.

Aside from the NZ Medical Association and Green Cross Health representing the employer parties, other participants included Nick Chamberlain DHB CE Lead for PHC, Cathy O’Malley GM NMDHB, Keriana Brooking CE HBDHB, Clair Perry DDG MOH, Tony O’Rourke ER MOH and TAS representation.

It is positive to see the PHC MECA identified for the first time in a statement such as this. However, we do need to see a timely resolution.

Below are details for both Zoom and Face-to-face union/stopwork meetings on 30 September 2020.

Zoom meetings 10.30am – 11.30am

As indicated the Zoom options have limited capacity and therefore are only for members at worksites where it is not possible to travel to a meeting.

We encourage a group approach where possible in terms of worksites using Zoom, rather than lots of individuals logging on. This is to offer access to as many worksites and members as possible.

If you have used Zoom before you know it’s as easy as clicking on the link below for your region/area to be connected to a Zoom meeting. You can access the meeting using a laptop (with camera and microphone – standard on any relatively modern laptop), or a tablet/iPad, or a smartphone. If you are going to use your iPad/tablet or smartphone, you will need to download the free Zoom app from your usual app store. Just look for the Zoom icon (as above) when searching the word “Zoom”.

Canterbury, South Canterbury and Northland
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89419319295?pwd=YUR6QmFzZmg1b092SXFtdno0SVcrUT09
Meeting ID: 894 1931 9295
Passcode: 106987

Greater Auckland
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89849170967?pwd=SFdacWJjUWM4SDJFazd2K21EdnM1Zz09
Meeting ID: 898 4917 0967
Passcode: 333204

Midlands and Bay of Plenty
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87521618518?pwd=eGVURlM1SmtSWmd3MUhDSU5hNCt4Zz09
Meeting ID: 875 2161 8518
Passcode: 294602

Greater Wellington, Central, Taranaki and Hawkes Bay
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85221752286?pwd=c1VNQ251NUJhNkZVMWJ0VUl4bDhQZz09
Meeting ID: 852 2175 2286
Passcode: 584338

Top of the South, Otago, Southland and West Coast
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89991415899?pwd=Q25ZWFR6Tkl0aXdUZEszQUlnK0pzQT09
Meeting ID: 899 9141 5899
Passcode: 123128

Return information for Zoom meetings

Each participant at a Zoom meetings will need to email Christchurch.Admin@nzno.org.nz (no later than Friday 2 October) and indicate that they attended a meeting. This is to ensure proof of payment for the meeting should your employer request this. Alternatively, one person could list all their colleagues attending on one email and email it  through to that address.

Face-to-face meetings 10.30am –11.30am

As indicated the two hours of 10am – midday facilitate travel time to and from the meetings. The national schedule of these is below.

It is expected that members who can attend within 30 minutes each way travel time do leave their workplace and attend a meeting. Talk to your colleagues and discuss car pooling. We have endeavoured to provide venues where parking is accessible.

We look forward to your participation.

Ngā mihi

Chris Wilson

Meeting venues

Whangārei: Whangārei RSA, 16 Hannah Street, Whangārei

Auckland-Glenfield: Glenfield Community Centre – Mission Hall,96 Bentley Avenue Glenfield, North Shore, Auckland

Auckland-Papakura: Alfriston Hall – Main Hall, 300 Mill Road Papakura, Auckland

Auckland-Te Atatu: Te Atatu South Community Centre – Main Hall, 595 Te Atatu Road, Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland

Auckland-Three Kings: Fickling Convention Centre – Lynfield Room, 546 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland

Hamilton: Hamilton Working Mens Club – Pavilion, 45 Commerce Street, Frankton, Hamilton

Te Awamutu: Te Awamutu RSA – Lounge Room, 381 Alexandra St, Te Awamutu

Thames: Working Mens Club, 407 Cochrane Street, Thames

Rotorua: Parksyde Community Centre, 7-9 Tarewa Place, Rotorua

Tauranga: Wesley Methodist Church Hall, 100 13th Avenue (between Fraser St & Cameron Rd), Tauranga

Papamoa: Papamoa Community Centre at the Library – Mako Room, 15 Gravatt Road, Papamoa Beach

Taupō: Great Lakes Centre, 5 Storey Place, Taupō

Whakatāne: Acacia House Conference Centre – upstairs, 19 Louvain Street, Whakatāne

Palmerston North: Milson Community Centre, 77 Milson Line, Palmerston North

Masterton: YMCA – Conference Room, 371 Queen Street, Masterton

Whanganui: Christ Church Community Centre, 243 Wicksteed Street, Whanganui

Hastings: Harding Hall, Hastings Hospital Site, McLeod Street, Hastings

Stratford: TET Stadium – upstairs, 62 Portia Street, Stratford

Johnsonville: Johnsonville Community Centre – the Trust Room, 3 Frankmoore Avenue, Johnsonville, Wellington

Lower Hutt: Knox Presbyterian Church – Board Room, 574 High Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington

Wellington: NZ Nurses Organisation – Level 5 - Training Room Findex House,  57 Willis Street, Wellington

Blenheim: Wesley Centre Methodist Parish, 3 Henry Street, Blenheim

Motueka:  Motueka Community House, Decks Reserve, Motueka

Nelson: Founders Park – The Granery, 87 Atawhai Drive, Nelson

Christchurch: Cashmere Club – Cashmere Lounge, 50 Colombo Street, Cashmere, Christchurch

Timaru: Caroline Bay Trust Aoraki Centre (CBay), 11 Te Weka Street, Timaru

Dunedin: NZNO Dunedin Office, Training Room 10th Floor, John Wickliffe House, 265 Princes Street, Dunedin

Invercargill: Southland Hospice, Gate 1 Southland Hospital Grounds, Elles Road, Invercargill

Queenstown: St Peter's Anglican Church, 2 Church Street, Queenstown