Breaking: NSW's public school and Catholic school teachers are set to stage an unprecedented joint strike on June 30 as anger escalates over staff shortages and pay | lucy_carroll
The state’s public school and Catholic school teachers are set to stage an unprecedented joint 24-hour strike on June 30 as anger escalates across the profession over staff shortages, mounting workload and pay.
Thousands of members from across Sydney and regional locations from both states will rally in Macquarie Street on June 30.Negotiations over an enterprise agreement are at a stalemate, with the federation calling for a pay rise of 5 per cent a year with an extra 2.5 per cent to recognise extra experience, as well as two more hours of planning time a week.
IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Mark Northam said the Catholic diocesan school employers follow the NSW government’s lead on salaries, even though they are not legally bound by state government wages policy. Catholic schools in NSW have predicted a workforce shortfall of around 15 per cent by the end of the decade
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