Primary and intermediate teachers on strike around the country: What you need to know for today
(WorldNews New Zealand)

Teachers are preparing for a full-day strike today for the first time in 24 years over a pay rise and a bid for smaller class sizes. Here`s all you need to know about today`s strike. What`s happening? Primary and intermediate school teachers who are members of the Educational Institute will go on strike on 15 August. The union says that means 27,745 teachers and 1827 principals won`t be at work. Teachers who are not union members will not be on strike. However, principals` groups have told RNZ News that most schools will not be able to open for instruction because they won`t have enough teachers on deck. They expect the vast...