新西兰国营广播公司TVNZ面临20年来首次员工罢工，此前E tū工会拒绝了2.5%的加薪提议，工人称该幅度远低于通胀水平。
New Zealand's state broadcaster TVNZ faces its first staff strike in two decades after the E tū union rejected a 2.5% pay offer that workers say falls well short of inflation.
E tū工会表示，新西兰电视台员工正准备举行20年来首次罢工，原因是薪资谈判破裂。工会称TVNZ提出2.5%的加薪幅度，远低于工人面临的通胀水平，且在数月谈判未能获得更好提议后，成员以压倒性多数投票支持罢工行动。
Staff at Television New Zealand are preparing to walk out for the first time in 20 years after negotiations over pay broke down, the E tū union said. The union said TVNZ had offered a 2.5% pay rise, well short of the inflation workers have faced, and that members voted strongly in favour of strike action after months of talks produced no better offer.
这场纠纷恐将扰乱这家国营广播公司的新闻和娱乐节目制作。近年来，随着广告收入流向流媒体平台和社交媒体，TVNZ已削减岗位和预算。工会代表表示，员工感觉被要求通过无法跟上生活成本的薪资来承担广播公司的财务压力。
The dispute threatens to disrupt news and entertainment programming at the state-owned broadcaster, which has already cut jobs and budgets in recent years as advertising revenue migrated to streaming platforms and social media. Union representatives said staff felt they were being asked to absorb the cost of the broadcaster's financial pressure through pay that does not keep pace with the cost of living.
TVNZ管理层未详细说明罢工若发生将如何维持节目播出，双方预计将在确定罢工日期前举行进一步谈判。这场僵局出现之际，其他新西兰雇主也面临工会的类似压力，工会指出尽管总体通胀数据已开始回落，但顽固的生活成本挤压依然存在。
TVNZ management has not detailed how it will keep programmes running if the strike goes ahead, and further talks between the two sides are expected before any walkout date is confirmed. The standoff comes as other New Zealand employers face similar pressure from unions pointing to a stubborn cost-of-living squeeze even as headline inflation figures have begun to ease.