University union members planning to strike
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Union members at all eight of Aotearoa's universities will strike for higher pay later this week.
They're calling for a pay increase of eight percent to match the rising cost of living, and action could last up to two weeks.
Just weeks before university exams, 7000 employees will stop working in some form which will disrupt lectures, workshops, and a variety of campus operations.
The Tertiary Education Union's national secretary Sandra Grey spoke to Corin Dann.