School workers say flat no to teacher pay deal
Hundreds of education support workers have unanimously rejected a state government pay offer, indicating potential challenges in resolving ongoing disputes within the education sector. The offer included a 24 percent wage increase over four years, which many workers found inadequate compared to what teachers are being offered. School nurses are also seeking better terms, with some proposing a counter-offer to the Department of Education.
- ▪Education support workers voted 100 percent to reject the state's wage offer.
- ▪The rejected offer included a 24 percent wage increase over four years, which is less than what some teachers were offered.
- ▪School nurses have not outright rejected the deal but have submitted a counter-proposal.
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