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Secondary school teachers strike outside of Judith Collins' electorate office in Papakura, Auckland. New Zealand Herald photograph by Alyse Wright 20 August 2025.

PPTA head addresses Collins' critiques ahead of strike action

Author: Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025, 10:36am

An estimated 100,000 workers are set to go on strike this coming Thursday, despite warnings from the Public Service Minister.

Judith Collins has penned a letter to New Zealanders claiming the planned industrial action is 'unfair' and 'unwarranted'.

PPTA president Chris Abercrombie has responded to Judith Collins's critique of unions being political by saying - of course they are.

"Well, we're dealing with the Government, so it has to be political. The Government makes the decisions about NCEA, they make the decisions about curriculum, they make decisions about AI marking - they make all these decisions. So it has to be political."

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