INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND STRIKE ACTION IN NEW ZEALAND.

This article is a continuation of Shae McCrystal, "Organising Middle Earth? Collective Bargaining and Film Production Workers in New Zealand" (2014) 26(1) NZULR104, which considered whether self-employed workers in New Zealand could lawfully engage in collective bargaining. The notable omission from that article was the legal status of any strike action undertaken in conjunction with such bargaining. The present article explores exactly that question, considering the liability that may arise when a group of self-employed workers collectively withdraw their labour in the pursuit of better terms and conditions of engagement. This is explored through the lens of labour law and competition law, with comparative analysis that draws parallels with the legal position in Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]