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Almost 27,000 low-paid workers in schools, hospitals and services for the disabled are taking to the streets today to protest at a public sector wage freeze.
Some 2700 orderlies, cleaners, kitchen and security staff at public hospitals will strike from 11am to 3pm to attend 27 lunchtime rallies from Kaitaia to Invercargill, and 3000 staff of the intellectual disability service IHC will strike from 11.30am to 8.30pm.
Another 21,000 school support workers, including teacher aides, librarians, science technicians and office staff are staging school-based protests today and plan their own march up Queen St at 12.30pm tomorrow.
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