Strike
Secondary schools face five weeks of industrial action
Parents are bracing themselves to cope with five weeks of industrial action from secondary teachers. Video, Audio
Parents prepare for NZ's biggest teacher's strike
Parents around the country are taking leave, arranging childcare and planning activities in preparation for tomorrow's school closures, when more than 50,000 teachers walk off the job. Audio
School Board Chair: Why I’m on the teachers’ side
Parents at a decile one school in Auckland say they're willing to throw their support behind this week's mega-teachers strike, despite not being paid much themselves. Helena Tanuvasa, who chairs the… Video, Audio
St John paramedics say they’re not taking breaks due to understaffing
A union representing St John paramedics had threatened partial strike action for tomorrow, but it's been cancelled after St John Ambulance lodged a court injunction. Alex Perrottet reports. Audio
Teachers threaten more strikes after rejecting pay offer
Primary school teachers have rejected a pay offer of $700 million over four years. NZEI president Lynda Stuart tells Lisa Owen why. Video, Audio
'It's not just about the money' - primary school teacher
Kahli Oliveira has been teaching primary children for 20 years. She told Lisa Owen the government's latest offer doesn't address the main issues. Video, Audio
Primary school teachers reject government’s latest offer
Primary school teachers are considering more strikes after they voted against the government's latest pay offer, which they say wasn't very different to those they'd already rejected. Video, Audio
MPs split over school strike for climate change
Green and Labour MPs will give the School Strike for Climate a warm welcome when it marches on Parliament next Friday, but National MPs say pupils shouldn't bunk class for it. Video, Audio
Manus Island Paladin guard strike peaceful - police
Police on Manus Island are pleased last week's strike by security guards was peaceful. Audio
Doctors threaten further strike action
Junior doctors are threatening to keep striking throughout February unless hospitals back down in their employment row. The doctors walked off wards again today at the beginning of their second… Audio
Junior doctors strike
Working and training conditions are at the core of a strike by junior doctors. Long hours and working for up top 10 days without a day off is taking its toll on the trainees according to their union… Audio
Junior doctors take to streets demanding safer working hours
Striking junior doctors took to the streets today to protect safer working hours for them in public hospitals. About three thousand junior doctors began a two-day strike this morning in a battle with… Audio
Midwives settlement reached, but still under wraps
A secret email shows the Ministry of Health and the College of Midwives agreed on settlement for community midwives last year.
Air New Zealand engineers' strike: What you need to know
With a travel agent saying more than 100,000 people could be affected if Air NZ engineers strike before Christmas, here are the key details. Audio
Air NZ/Union negotiations could run into the night
Urgent talks between Air New Zealand and unions are underway in a bid to avert a one-day strike that one travel agency says would be almost unprecedented. The strike by the airline's engineers on… Audio
Air NZ engineers strike
The Air New Zealand engineers' strike is planned for the busiest flying day of the year, December 21st. More than 40,000 customers are booked to travel that day. Audio
Auckland teachers strike over pay, conditions
Primary teachers and principals ditched their classrooms and hit the streets in Auckland today, kicking off a week of rolling strike action across the country. Katie Scotcher reports. Video, Audio
Midwives strike ‘will be difficult for women and their babies’
DHBs spokesperson Jim Green says the midwives' strike will be very disruptive to mothers and babies, and will likely result in inductions and caesareans being postponed. He spoke with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
Midwives reject DHBs pay offer, vote to strike
District health board midwives have rejected a pay offer and voted to go on strike later this month. They are planning to strike for two hours, twice a day, every day in hospitals throughout the… Video, Audio
Teachers prepare to strike over pay and classroom conditions
Teachers will walk out of classrooms during rolling strikes next month in an effort to get smaller class sizes, more resources and significant pay rises. Audio