Auckland University workers fight for higher pay

About 1,200 University of Auckland staff went on strike with 300 rallying on Thursday after failing to reach a pay rise agreement with their employer. The Tertiary Education Union says all staff at the university should be given a fair and equitable increase in pay but a satisfactory agreement with university management had not been reached following seven months of negotiations. 95bFM reporter Ambrose O’Meagher caught up with Antonia Verstappen from the TEU about what the strike entailed, while producer Jess Smith spoke to Emily, a student from Auckland University attending the rally to get an update on how the strike is going.