Labor Offers Revised Pay Deal to Head Off Teacher Strike

The state government has presented a slightly improved pay offer to teachers, though the proposal remains well short of their original demands

Justin Tomlinson

Editor-in-Chief, Mora Discover

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Labor Offers Revised Pay Deal to Head Off Teacher Strike

The Labor state government has presented a revised pay offer to teachers in an effort to prevent an upcoming strike. The new proposal represents a slight advance on the government's previous position, which offered a 28 percent salary increase over a four-year period.[1][2][3]

Despite the slight improvement in the government's stance, the revised offer remains well short of the teachers' original demands. Observers note that teachers appear to be in no mood to settle based on the current terms of the proposal.[1][2][3]

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