Education Secretary Karen Sewell is calling for restraint
when bargaining for the state and state-integrated teachers
and principals' collective agreements gets under way.
"I hope that formal bargaining will begin soon," Ms Sewell
said today. "Our goal is to reach a constructive settlement
with the unions."
She said the Government required pay restraint across the
state sector.
"We are all well aware of the current fiscal environment, and
the need for restraint."
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