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Kotahitanga! Information for supporting Strike Action onThursday 23 October

Monday 20, Oct 2025

ANZASW is supporting the strike action taking place around the motu on Thursday 23 October 2025.

These strikes directly impact Te Whatu Ora social workers who are PSA members, but they impact all of us in some way. Our health and education services are buckling under the weight of government underinvestment. Publicly funded health and education services are important to all of us. Kaimahi across the public sector need fair pay and working conditions to keep these services going. They deserve an employer who listens. Join us on 23 October 2025 in supporting these kaimahi.

Our participation in these actions reflects a commitment to non-violent, passive resistance; standing firmly for social justice while upholding the safety and wellbeing of all involved. Please take care of one another at these gatherings, remain calm and respectful, and look out for your colleagues and community members.

What are we striking for?

Social Workers are part of the 16,000+ health workers and many others across the health and education sector, striking for better pay and conditions.
  
Underinvestment in public services result in:

  • delayed care
  • staffing freezes and shortages
  • double shifts and long working hours
  • pay offers that don’t even cover inflation
  • more kaimahi moving overseas

We stand together on 23 October to protect the public sector, so whānau and mokopuna can access care and support now and into the future.
  
Our participation in these actions reflects a commitment to non-violent, passive resistance; standing firmly for social justice while upholding the safety and wellbeing of all involved. Please take care of one another at these gatherings, remain calm and respectful, and look out for your colleagues and community members.

We will have ANZASW member support team staff coordinating meet points in:
  

Tāmaki Makaurau
11.45am meet outside the Central Library near Aotea Square.
  
Te Whanganui-a-Tara
11.45am meet outside Capital E just down from Queens Wharf.
  
Ōtautahi
10.45am meet @ the Salisbury Street bridge in North Hagley Park.
  
Look out for ANZASW flags and our friendly member support team!  

The full list of rally points across all regions can be found on the PSA page.
 


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