NSW teachers will strike next week over the government’s 3% pay rise offer

NSW Teachers Federation president says Dominic Perrottet did nothing' to improve uncompetitive salaries and unsustainable workloads'

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Public and Catholic school teachers in New South Wales will strike next week after the state government handed down its budget on Tuesday including the already announced 3% lift to the public wage cap, which the NSW Teachers Federation and the Independent Education Union say will act as a cut to real wages.

Unions representing other public sectors will meet over the coming week to decide on next steps once they have had a chance to examine the budget papers, which union bosses claimed lack detail.

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