Striking firefighters are calling for systemic change, but are their demands too hot to handle for NZ employment law?
- Written by Bernard Walker, Associate Professor in Organisations and Leadership, University of Canterbury

Last week saw an historic moment as New Zealand’s professional firefighters went on strike, calling for better pay, more staff and increased investment in the fire service. But will industrial action spur the deeper systemic change in New Zealand’s fire service critics call for?
The strike is part of an employment dispute....