‘No mood to settle’: Labor offers revised pay deal to head off teacher strike

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

Justin Tomlinson

Editor-in-Chief, Mora Discover

2 sources
‘No mood to settle’: Labor offers revised pay deal to head off teacher strike

The Labor government has put forward a revised pay offer in an attempt to avert an upcoming teacher 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]

Despite the minor adjustment to the government's stance, the revised offer still falls well short of the pay increases and terms originally demanded by the teachers, who remain in no mood to settle.[1][2]

Related stories

The new AI-enhanced Siri is quietly revolutionary. Here’s why
The new AI-enhanced Siri is quietly revolutionary. Here’s why
pcworld

The new AI-enhanced Siri is quietly revolutionary. Here’s why

After a couple years of false starts, the new AI-enhanced Siri has finally arrived on Apple devices via public beta. Its most revolutionary feature may be what it doesn’t do – namely, it doesn’t try to be your buddy.I’ve been testing the new Siri (which goes into wide release this fall once iOS 27, macOS 27, and the Apple’s other OS 27’s land) on my iPhone for the past few days, and I’m struck by how business-like it is. No, the new Siri isn’t curt or blunt, but it’s not trying to cozy up to me, either. It’s not showering me with praise, nor is it needlessly trying to...

DHS Faces Scrutiny After Three Fatal ICE Encounters
DHS Faces Scrutiny After Three Fatal ICE Encounters
St. Paul Pioneer Press

DHS Faces Scrutiny After Three Fatal ICE Encounters

Markwayne Mullin is facing his first major test as Homeland Security secretary after 3 people were killed in encounters with ICE officers.

Synthesized from 7 sources

UBS doubles down on its S&P 500 target
UBS doubles down on its S&P 500 target
thestreet

UBS doubles down on its S&P 500 target

Though the stock market has been dilly-dallying, as the British would say, UBS is sticking to its bullish outlook for the S&P 500. Though not a price-target reset, the bank’s latest message sharpens the debate over what must happen next for stocks to continue climbing. Earlier gains were ...