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<h2><span data-contrast="auto">Today (May 1 2023), marks the last day for area school teachers to vote on potential strike action. </span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></h2>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">According to NZEI Te Riu Roa, should the vote go through, industrial action from area school teachers could include rolling strikes from Tuesday 9 May to Thursday 11 May, a relief teacher work ban, and bans on meetings outside of school hours. </span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The ballot was opened on Thursday 27 April, and will close Monday 1 May at 5 pm. NZEI Te Riu Roa has indicated that negotiations with the Ministry of Education will take place at the end of this week. The union has indicated that if an adequate offer is made, any strike action agreed on by area teachers may be called off. </span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<figure id="attachment_25525" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-25525" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-25525" src="https://www.schoolnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/335519261_157571890160330_3820364553289921292_n.jpg" alt="" width="2048" height="1536" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-25525" class="wp-caption-text">A teacher holds a sign protesting teachers&#8217; working conditions at the Auckland strikes, March 16 2023. Photo: Naomii Seah</figcaption></figure>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">If area school teachers vote to strike, they will join primary and area school principals, who are currently undertaking </span><a href="https://www.schoolnews.co.nz/2023/04/principals-vote-for-a-work-ban/" target="_blank"><span data-contrast="none">work bans</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">. Beginning from the Monday 24 April, the first day of Term 2, primary and area school principals have stopped work on Ministry of Education initiatives such as the curriculum refresh and collecting and collating data. There is also a ban on overtime (bar board meetings). </span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">For area school teachers, the industrial action vote comes after months of stalled negotiations regarding their collective agreement. The last offer from the Ministry of Education for area school teachers came back in December 2022. </span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>

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