University strike details confirmed.
Oct. 4, 2022
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is now in a position to confirm details of strike action our members will undertake at all eight universities this week.
Last week, 87% of TEU members who participated in strike ballots, across eighteen collective agreements, voted to strike. As a result, the following actions will take place on Thursday 6 October:
University of Auckland
Action
Full stoppage
Duration
1-5pm
Time and venue of rally
Outside the Main Library at 1pm
Auckland University of Technology
Action
Ban on entering or releasing student marks or course marks in to the AUT student management system
Duration
8am on 6 October until 5pm on 21 October
Time and venue of rally
Rally outside Piko Café, Main Campus, at 12pm
University of Waikato
Action
Full stoppage
Duration
1-5pm
Time and venue of rally
Village Green at 1pm, followed by a march and picket outside Gate 1
Massey University
Action
Full Stoppage
Duration
9:30-11:30am
Time and venue of rally
Albany: Main Entrance of The Atrium, at 9:30am
Wellington: Main entrance, (the Glass Pyramid), at 9:30am followed by a march
Manawatu: Concourse, at 9:30am, followed by a march and picket by the front gates
Victoria University of Wellington
Action
Full stoppage
Duration
12-4:30pm
Time and venue of rally
The Hub, at 12pm
Canterbury University
Action
Full stoppage
Duration
1-3pm
Time and venue of rally
Soup kitchen at Bookshop 101, at 1pm, followed by a rally on the library steps
Lincoln University
Action
Full stoppage
Duration
10-11am
Time and venue of rally
The Rec Centre, 10am
University of Otago
Action
Full stoppage
Duration
2-4pm
Time and venue of rally
Main Common Room, Student Union, Main Campus, 2pm
For more information on the TEU’s campaign for a real pay rise in the university sector, see:
University staff to strike nationwide
TEU seeks tripartite talks – again
Media contact
Enzo Giordani
enzo.giordani@teu.ac.nz
+64 21 221 4910