Nurse Maude Support Workers Strike Over Irresponsible Sick Leave CutsAround 250 PSA members working at care provider Nurse Maude are on strike today in the face of no pay offer and attempts to cut to their sick leave by two days. "These workers already faced a massive blow when their pay equity claim was cancelled, now this employer is trying to reduce sick leave. "Nurse Maude is out of step with other publicly funded employers who are not looking to cut back already low sick leave entitlements. "Nurse Maude herself spent her life fighting for the sick and poor of Christchurch, and for better conditions for nurses. Nurse Maude needs to withdraw this senseless claim, respect the bargaining process, and come back to the table with a fair offer."