Education minister, Jeremy Miles, had said that the latest offer was 'the maximum' the Welsh government could afford but strikes are set to go ahead again on 2 March after the latest verdicts from union members, while ambulance staff have also set new strike dates.
Education minister, Jeremy Miles, had said that the latest offer was"the maximum" the Welsh government could afford but strikes are set to go ahead again on 2 March after the latest verdicts from union members, while ambulance staff have also set new strike dates.Teachers and ambulance staff are set to strike again in Wales, after union members rejected the latest pay offers put to them.
While teachers also knocked back a new offer from the Welsh government, with the National Education Union saying that a revised pay deal was"simply not good enough".but action was postponed last week to consult union membersUnite said its members in the Welsh Ambulance Service had rejected a similar offer by 92% on a ballot turnout of 70%.had offered teachers an increase of 1.5% to their salary and an additional lump-sum of 1.5%, on top of the original offer of a 5% pay rise.
"We have thanked the minister for being prepared to negotiate with us, in stark contrast to the Westminster government."
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