Teachers in Wales accept pay increase to end dispute
School children in a classroom
TEACHERS in Wales settled their pay dispute today after accepting the Welsh government’s offer of a 5.5 per cent increase.
But the National Education Union (NEU) Cymru has pledged to continue its fight for pay restoration for money lost over the last decade.
The union said 94.3 per cent of its members had voted to accept the deal.
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