8 May 2018

Primary teacher pay talks begin

From Morning Report, 6:40 am on 8 May 2018

Primary teachers' pay talks kick off today with their union, the Educational Institute, seeking a 16 percent pay rise. The institute says a big increase is needed to attract more people into the profession and head-off a growing shortage of teachers. The union's secretary, Paul Goulter, told RNZ education correspondent, John Gerritsen, it's not just about the pay.