Victorian teachers are to be the best paid in Australia. A union rebellion helped seal the deal
by Benita Kolovos from World news | The Guardian on (#77QV6)
Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file rebellion within the Australian Education Union
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Victoria's school teachers are set to become the highest paid in the country, after accepting the state government's latest pay and conditions offer after a year-long bargaining process.
Australian Education Union (AEU) members voted 79% in favour of the offer on Monday, which will deliver total pay rises of between 28.3% and 32.4% over four years, plus a $2,000 bonus at the start of the agreement. The union also confirmed a planned strike will not go ahead on Wednesday.
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