The government is trying to stop a strike with a sign-on bonus that's less of a pay raise and more of a 'please stop yelling at us' tip jar deposit.
Government offers $2,000 'hush money' bonus to teachers to stall third strike
The Victorian government is dangling a one-off $2,000 sign-on bonus for teachers as part of a desperate push to finalize a new pay deal and avert a third statewide strike. While Labor hopes the cash injection will silence industrial action, the union remains unimpressed by the short-term band-aid on long-term wage stagnation.
Source: Government offers $2,000 'hush money' bonus to teachers to stall third strike — The Age
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