http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10779988
Hard to feel sympathy for the workers the way I normally would when workers are made redundant. This situation has become untenable.
I have never understood striking.
If you don't like your pay or working conditions, as far as I am concerned you have a few choices. Raise it with Management, and if they don't show interest, either ask what you can do to achieve your goals, or find some where else to work that will pay you what you believe you are worth. If you are worth it, you should have no troubles finding something else, if not, then you stay where you are, and get on with your work.
If enough people leave for better paying jobs management will likely revise their packages to be competitive.
This striking nonsense is just mind boggling. My wife is a doctor and when the others doctors decided to strike over pay and conditions she refused for the health of the patients. Her colleagues abused at her and one of them actually spat at her. Defies belief.
As this is likely a contentious issue I recommend everyone check their posts beforehand for adherence to the FUG.