New Zealand Primary School Teachers Go On Strike After Rejecting Government's Pay Rise Offer

NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 15: Amanda McLean leads teachers in protest on August 15, 2018 in Napier, New Zealand. New Zealand primary school teachers and principals voted to go on strike - their first industrial action since 1994 - after rejecting a pay offer from the Government.The Ministry of Education offered pay rises over three years ranging from 6.1 per cent at the top of the pay scale to a 14.7 per cent rise on the entry salary for university trained teachers. The teachers' union had asked for a 16 per cent pay rise over two years. (Photo by Kerry Marshall/Getty Images)