3 Oct 2018

Primary, secondary teachers likely to strike - analysis

From Morning Report, 7:40 am on 3 October 2018

Back now to the looming industrial action by the PPTA. As we've been reporting Secondary School teachers' rejection of the government's pay offer sets the scene for a double-header of strike action in primary and secondary schools. Rodger Barlow from Counties Manukau says the Government's offer is insulting and does nothing to tackle the shortage of teachers. Education correspondent John Gerritsen has been at the PPTA conference, and joins Gyles Beckford with his analysis of what the two major teachers' unions want.