Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop Images: Striking Teachers March On Beehive
Scoop Images: Striking Teachers March On Parliament
Wellington: Downtown Wellington was briefly brought to a standstill as hundreds of teachers marched on Parliament on Wednesday.
The demonstrators - led by the PPTA and Council of Trade Unions as part of a nationwide strike - demanded a 4 percent pay rise and protested changes in working conditions, including increases in class sizes and reduced time away from students for lesson preparation and marking.
The crowd reached Parliament’s grounds just after noon, where the Communist Workers’ Party’s Wellington Central candidate Don Franks performed a song on banjo penned specially for the event.
Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
ENDS
Gordon Campbell: On What’s Wrong With The Treaty Principles Bill
Ramzy Baroud: No More 'Deals’ - What Palestinians Want And Will Fight To Achieve 
Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - Mayor Whanau's Rare Win - To Her City's Detriment
Binoy Kampmark: Ironic Dependency - Russian Uranium And The US Energy Market
Binoy Kampmark: Arrest Warrants From The Hague - The ICC, Netanyahu And Gallant
Ian Powell: General Practice Visits, Emergency Department Presentations, And Social Determinants Of Health