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New Zealand: 800 Hospital cleaners locked out after strike

Locked out workers at Middlemore Hospital

Around 800 workers contracted to Spotless Services Ltd have been locked out of their kitchen, orderly and cleaning jobs today at 13 public hospitals across New Zealand after they attempted to start industrial action.

The action involved striking for 55 minutes of every hour, 24 hours a day in a struggle for better wages and conditions.

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