These come with bargaining underway for over 10,000 public service workers covered by collective bargaining, including workers at MBIE, DIA, Corrections, and MSD. “MBIE workers have overwhelmingly rejected a pay offer that doesn’t even keep pace with inflation – they feel undervalued and disrespected,” said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. “These meetings will plan the next steps in the campaign for public servants to get a fair deal. Public servants are being asked to accept going backwards in a cost-of-living crisis.” Fleur Fitzsimons said: “MBIE workers help run New Zealand’s economy, from employment and immigration services to consumer protection and business support.