Disruptive Secondary Teacher Strikes Condemned

Disruptive Secondary Teacher Strikes Condemned

Public Service Minister Judith Collins and Education Minister Erica Stanford say the union’s actions are disproportionate, particularly given that a fair and reasonable offer has been made.

Teachers and nurses plan strikes as pay and staffing disputes escalate - Daily Telegraph NZ

Two of the country’s largest public sector unions are preparing strike action in the coming weeks, as teachers and nurses accuse the government of failing to address critical pay and staffing concerns. Secondary school teachers, represented by the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA), are set to walk off the job next Wednesday after rejecting a government pay offer of a one percent annual increase over three years – which union leaders say …