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The year of the strike is a year like no other

Grant Brookes 1 October 2025 “The year of the strike? Perfect pay storm looms over public sector.” This was the headline of an article back in February by a prescient Stuff journalist. This perfect storm has arrived, though it’s about much more than pay. Under conditions of today’s unprecedented political mobilisations, and an increasingly authoritarian government which has thrustContinue reading “The year of the strike is a year like no other”

Results of the 2025 NZNO election

The results for the NZNO Board/National Executive election are in. Thanks to all the NZNO members who voted. I am especially grateful for your support, which meant that I once again topped the poll. I eagerly look forward to working with the new team. Turnout at 6.86% is actually up from the 6.31% voter turnoutContinue reading “Results of the 2025 NZNO election”

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞⁣

Kia ora koutou,⁣⁣My name is Grant Brookes. I am a Mental Health Nurse here at Wellington Regional Hospital Ngā Puna Wai Ora, and I’m an NZNO delegate. ⁣⁣At our last strike in July, we had NZNO President Anne Daniels speaking to us. She is in Ōtepoti Dunedin today, supporting the picket line down there, soContinue reading “𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞⁣”

People Power Trumps the Government

by Grant Brookes Confronted today with dismal Right Wing governments at home and overseas, it’s easy to feel powerless. But mass popular movements can beat back governments – especially when these are backed up by active support from workers and unions. In fact, we’ve beaten the government in Aotearoa many times before. Sometimes we scoredContinue reading “People Power Trumps the Government”

Speak up for doctors & women in Gaza

text of a leaflet distributed by Aotearoa Healthcare Workers for Palestine at the New Zealand Women in Medicine Conference 2024 EDUCATED HEALTH professionals are aware of the statistics – 735 healthcare workers killed in Gaza and the West Bank, according to the World Health Organisation, with a further 919 injured in Israeli attacks and 129Continue reading “Speak up for doctors & women in Gaza”