Two days of planned strike action by teachers in Wales next week have been called off with a new pay offer set to be put to members. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) in Wales were set to walk out on March 15 and 16 in a move that was set to cause widespread disruption.
But on Friday night the NEU said planned action in Wales for those days would now not take place as "constructive talks" with the Welsh Government had resulted in a revised pay offer. Strikes planned for England on the same days remain in place.
In a statement the union said since January 19 there had been talks with the Welsh Government "seeking, jointly, to secure a resolution to the pay dispute". While a previous offer that saw a prior planned strike day postponed was ultimately rejected there has now been a new offer. That offer is worth 8% this year, with 1.5% of that in the form of a non-consolidated one-off payment, with another 5% rise next year. There is also a "no detriment" principle meaning that should there ultimately be a higher pay settlement in England that will be matched here.
