Ten-thousand lab workers, contact tracers and critical health staff will walk out on their jobs for two 24-hour strikes next month.
This comes as the country braces for Omicron cases to peak.
PSA Union organiser Will Matthews spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Employment relations spokesperson for DHBs Rosemary Clements declined to be interviewed this morning - saying the focus of the DHBs is on facilitation as a way towards settlement and an agreement.
