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Māori university staff call for job security and fair pay at historic tertiary strike
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Thousands of tertiary education staff are striking over pay [RNZ] 21-10-2026
Māori university staff call for job security and fair pay at historic tertiary strike [Te Ao] 21-10-2026
Hundreds of Woolworths NZ managers plan first-ever strike action [Inside FMCG] 13-10-2026
440,000 Kiwis locked out of decent work – and it didn’t have to happen [NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi] 01-10-2026
Greens’ pay equity commitment a win for care and support workers [NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi] 01-10-2026
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This month in labour history
9-10-1913 In Huntly, miners at the Allison Taupiri Coal Company strike after the dismissal of 16 of theirs, including 3 recently elected union officials. This is the start of The Great Strike. [more]
18-10-1913 Wellington's shipwrights go on strike over wage increases, paid time off and other demands. [more]
20-10-1913 1,500 dockworkers stop work to hold a meeting and submit their demands to the UFL. Returning to work, they see the scabs hired in their place arriving. [more]
24-10-1913 Dockworkers stop work and occupy several ships. No truck driver or miner at work in Huntly. The union refuses the employers' offer to extend the 1912 collective agreement. [more]
29-10-1912 Auckland and Westport waterside workers join the Great Strike. [more]