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Indian rubber plantation workers continue strike over wages; Australian paramedics and pharmacists carry out limited work bans over crippling staff shortages; New Zealand teachers vote to stop work.
I heard Mike Hosking this morning talking about the significant pay rise expected to be given to professional firefighters later this year.
Firefighters
New Zealand's firefighters' union looks set to vote in favour of a settlement that would see their pay increase by up to $20 thousand.
But firefighters say ratification of this agreement will just be the beginning of a long road to restore trust with their organisation, Fire and Emergency.
Tom Taylor paid a visit to New Zealand's busiest fire station in central Auckland.