Abstract
ABSTRACT This article illustrates the role that unions can play in achieving gender pay equity through collective campaigns, particularly in occupations and/or industries where union density is high. The 2003–2005 New Zealand nurses' Fair Pay Campaign, which resulted in pay rises of between 20 to 47 per cent for experienced nurses, is detailed. The Campaign combined industrial and political strategies to mobilise union members, generate public support, and pressure the government to accede to the pay claim. Apart from substantial pay increases, the Fair Pay Campaign resulted in a high level of member participation and increased the profile of the union to its members and the general public, resulting in membership growth. The Fair Pay Campaign is discussed within the broader context of the changes that occurred in industrial relations regulation in New Zealand in the 1990s, as well as the greater focus on pay equity following the 2004 Report of the Taskforce on Pay and Employment Equity.
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