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'Heartened': NZEI spokesperson on the responses to today's strike

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Thu, 23 Oct 2025, 5:55pm
Tens of thousands marched from Aotea Square down Queen Street to support health and education workers in the SOS - Save Our Services Strike. October 23rd 2025.
Tens of thousands marched from Aotea Square down Queen Street to support health and education workers in the SOS - Save Our Services Strike. October 23rd 2025.

'Heartened': NZEI spokesperson on the responses to today's strike

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九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 23 Oct 2025, 5:55pm

Both sides of an education pay dispute claim they were always open to negotiations. 

The mega-strike is winding down after some 100,000 health workers, teachers, and public sector staff walked off the job. 

Education Minister Erica Stanford says it's disappointing - considering the Government's been willing to keep the issue at the bargaining table. 

NZEI's Liam Rutherford says so have they. 

"We've never left the negotiating table - we had three afternoons last week, the primary teachers did, trying to get an offer out of the PSC and we've got dates to go back in the coming weeks as well."

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