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New Zealand Public Servants Walk Off Job over Pay Offer

The Public Service Association says pay offers trail inflation as workers seek higher wages and protest 8,700 planned public-sector job cuts.

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WELLINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Nearly 10,000 New Zealand public servants walked off the job for several hours on Wednesday, adding to pressure on a government confronting ​a weak urban economy and middle-income households strained ‌by high living costs ahead of an election in about two months. The stoppages at several major government agencies disrupted services including employment and social housing support and came as workers rejected wage of…
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World Socialist Web Site broke the news in United States on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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