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Over 100K New Zealand Public Workers Strike in Largest Labor Action Since 1979

On Thursday, October 23, more than 100,000 public sector workers walked off the job nationwide, disrupting schools and hospitals and staging rallies in Auckland and Hamilton.
Unions say stalled collective bargaining and complaints about pay, staffing levels and working conditions prompted the walkout after primary teachers rejected a 2.7% pay offer last month.
One major cohort, 36,000 New Zealand Nurses Organisation nurses staged a full withdrawal from 11am-3pm at Te Whatu Ora sites, while NZEI Te Riu Roa expected 40,000 members including 27,000 teachers and more than 1,200 ACC employees to strike.
Most schools held no-class days, affecting NCEA-level students facing crucial exams, while hospitals and Te Whatu Ora urged urgent care only and rescheduled more than 6,000 patient appointments.
Amid cuts to new public spending since 2023, the centre-right government called the strike politically motivated but said it was ready to negotiate amid a record net migration loss of 47,900.

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