Unions are duping us that Equal Pay Amendment Act court challenge is about the sisterhood – Deborah Coddington

Opinion byNZ Herald·18 Aug, 2026 10:00 PM5 mins to readDeborah Coddington is a publisher and writer who lives in Karāpiro. She is a former Act MP.‌Pay equity protesters on Budget Day, May 22, 2025. Photo / Marty Melville This month, five public service unions lodged a challenge in the High Court against the Coalition Government’s Equal Pay Amendment Act, passed under urgency in May 2025. They claim – as did the nationwide protests which followed – that the new law discriminates against women, breaches natural justice and goes