NSW Teachers Federation president says Dominic Perrottet ‘did nothing’ to improve ‘uncompetitive salaries and unsustainable workloads’
isn’t sitting down and negotiating in good faith,” Minns said, despite claims from the education minister, Sarah Mitchell, that she met with the union last week.
“We asked the premier to reconsider his decision to cap the pay of teachers at 3% when inflation is more than 5% and rising,” he said. “Yet, he did nothing.” The treasurer, Matt Kean, rebuked the unions, saying their actions had “nothing to do with pay and has everything to do with politics”. “This is a budget that’s been handed down when you don’t have a long-term plan for investment in Australia’s largest state – you end up spraying money in every direction,” he said.
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