Agreement reached over teachers’ pay
Source: Western Australia. Minister for Education. Media Release
"The Western Australian Government and the executive of the State School Teachers’ Union have reached a new agreement on a salaries and conditions package for more than 21,000 Government school teachers and administrators. The agreement, which is subject to acceptance by union members, includes the Liberal Party’s pre-election commitment to spend an extra $120million on teacher salaries.

Premier Colin Barnett said the agreement was reached following the Government’s endorsement of further salary increases, in addition to the six per cent increase paid last month. The additional salary increases in the $1.067billion package include:

· a five per cent pay increase for all teachers and school administrators in October 2009
· salary and structural adjustments for all, ranging up to five per cent in February 2010 and
· a four per cent salary increase in October 2010."