In a major breakthrough, Victorian teachers have accepted a pay deal that has averted a third consecutive strike. After weeks of tense negotiations, the Australian Education Union (AEU) announced that its members have voted to approve a 5% pay increase over two years, as well as improved staffing ratios and other concessions. The deal marks a significant shift in the long-running dispute, which had seen thousands of teachers take to the streets in protest over low wages and poor working conditions. The agreement is set to bring an end to the industrial action that has disrupted schools across the state, but its implications for the education sector as a whole remain to be seen.
‘Congratulations, well done’: Third strike called off as teachers back pay deal The Age
