Nearly 50,000 New Zealand teachers walked out of classrooms, demanding better pay, conditions and resources at a time when the center-left Labor Party of Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is trying to win back support. | Reuters
WELLINGTON — Nearly 50,000 New Zealand teachers walked out of classrooms on Thursday, demanding better pay, conditions and resources at a time when the center-left Labor Party of Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is trying to win back support.
Teachers, traditionally a key voting base of the Labor government, are the latest public servants to walk off the job demanding more money for themselves and for their schools as costs escalate in New Zealand.Since appointing Hipkins in January after former prime minister Jacinda Ardern stood down, the Labor government has said it will refocus on issues related to rising costs and helping New Zealanders meet those.
It is a move seen by political analysts as attempting to win back voters ahead of an October general election and comes after the increases in social security benefits were announced this week.
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