Schools

Hunter Catholic school teachers and support staff prepare to strike over pay and conditions

Helen Gregory
Updated May 26 2022 - 7:05pm, first published 6:00pm
Concerned: Therese Fitzgibbon said employers were not looking after staff wellbeing. "We're sending them in every day tired, exhausted, overworked." Picture: Marina Neil
Concerned: Therese Fitzgibbon said employers were not looking after staff wellbeing. "We're sending them in every day tired, exhausted, overworked." Picture: Marina Neil

HUNTER Catholic school teachers and support staff participating in the sector's first full-day strike since 2004 may take further industrial action if employers don't improve pay and conditions.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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