Ryan Bridge: What was the point of the mega strikes?

So 100,000 workers went on strike. Now what?

The cost to settle these claims will run into the billions. Easily.

1979 was the last time we a strike this big. A general strike. 300-thousand people. It was Muldoon days. It was over a dispute with driver unions and transport. It went to arbitration and the unions won.

DTNZ: 100,000 workers set to walk off the job next week

An estimated 100,000 teachers, nurses, and healthcare workers across New Zealand are set to strike next week in what is being called the nation’s largest industrial action in decades.

The coordinated walkout on October 23 will include about 36,000 nurses, 11,500 other health workers, and 40,000 teachers demanding safer staffing levels, better pay, and improved conditions.