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Victoria\u2019s teachers\u2019 union has struck an in-principle deal with the Allan government that would deliver pay rises of up to 32.4 per cent over four years, in a move Labor hopes will avert further strike action.<\/p>\n
The union leadership will attempt to convince its 60,000 members to vote for the offer, with branch president Justin Mullaly saying on Friday that a series of half-day strikes scheduled across the state throughout May and June would remain on hold while the proposal was put to a ballot.<\/p>\n
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AEU Victoria branch president Justin Mullaly addressing striking teachers in March.Louis Trerise<\/p>\n
The Australian Education Union\u2019s (AEU) Victorian Branch Council voted on Friday afternoon to endorse the agreement that the union leadership said would boost the pay of an experienced teacher from $118,063 to $151,419 by 2029.<\/p>\n
But the 32.4 per cent figure applies only to those at the bottom of the pay scale, with the pay increase sliding down to 28.3 per cent for teachers in the upper brackets.<\/p>\n
The deal on offer also contains an extra four student-free days each year, up from the current five, but not the decrease in face-to-face teaching time demanded in the teachers\u2019 log of claims.<\/p>\n
Mullaly said the deal would make the wages of Victorian teachers \u2013 currently the lowest paid public education workforce in the nation \u2013 competitive with their interstate counterparts.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an agreement that does what members sought us to do, and that\u2019s to lift us from the bottom of the pile, up towards the top,\u201d the union leader said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA Victorian teacher at the top of the scale, by October, will go past their New South Wales counterpart.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s over a $15,000 increase.<\/p>\n
Related Article \u201cThat same teacher will go from $118,000 to over $151,000, more than $33,000 over the life of the agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cI think any worker would think that\u2019s a pretty good deal.\u201d<\/p>\n At a parliamentary hearing on Friday afternoon, Premier Jacinta Allan also confirmed the agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cI am really pleased to advise the committee that we will be supporting and making our hardworking teachers and school leaders and education staff the best paid in the country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The AEU also endorsed an offer to boost the pay of early childhood educators by 39.1 per cent on average over four years.<\/p>\n More to come<\/p>\n Be the first to know when major news happens. Sign up for breaking news alerts<\/a> on email or turn on notifications in the app.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Government](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/351576587439c9f3c0d82867094f6ab0fed79b09.jpeg\")
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