Hawke's Bay Watties factory staff go on strike: 'We're like the poor cousins who gets paid a little bit less'

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What's happening

SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. RNZ is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 28 Oct 2026, 02:02 UTC. The headline in use is “Hawke's Bay Watties factory staff go on strike: 'We're like the poor cousins who gets paid a little bit less'”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

One of Hawke's Bay's Watties factories has been disrupted by nearly 100 staff walking off the job in protest about pay.

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Hawke's Bay Watties factory staff go on strike: 'We're like the poor cousins who gets paid a little bit less'

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RNZHawke's Bay Watties factory staff go on strike: 'We're like the poor cousins who gets paid a little bit less'1 hour ago