An earlier strike at Victoria University (file image). Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
The Tertiary Education Union says its members will strike at four universities on Thursday.
The union said the action will involve 4000 staff at Auckland, Massey, Canterbury and Lincoln universities.
Staff are striking over inadequate pay offers and employers' refusal to pay staff more than the living the wage, it said.
The union is still in negotiations with Victoria and Otago universities.
The University of Auckland says it is disappointing to begin a new academic year as staff take further strike action this afternoon. Union members say proposed changes to the collective agreement will…
There is no clear end in sight for the student "rent strike" at the University of Auckland.
The Tertiary Education Union says nearly all members agreed on the vote at stop-work meetings on Wednesday.
Up to 110 members of the Tertiary Education Union took strike action for three hours during the university's open day.
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