Teachers, drs, nurses, etc are dealing with a government that has refused to listen and has steadily stripped away anything that is useful and makes it possible to do a great job.

The strike on the 23 Oct is 100% necessary.

The strike on the 23 Oct is 100% justified.

Moreover - surprise, medical unions can do maths and count up the fake salaries, beds and jobs you claim exist, and teachers can immediately isolate your bad faith lies and speak clearly and impactfully to the media about it, it's as if they're highly qualified and educated professionals.

Soft skills?!
@liangrhea.bsky.social

I'm writing up my submission to the Education and Workforce Committee Inquiry on online harms for young people on Monday. I'll be saying exactly this. My focus is international human rights law and what's in the best interest of the child and it's not surveillance.
www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

Misogyny isn't just slurs or violence, it's decisions like this that uphold patriarchal systems. It's state reinforcement of gender inequality. You are hurt by being called a slur, but you are holding up systemic oppression of women. If you don't see that, then you cannot say you care about misogyny