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As primary teachers take to the picket line for the first strike in decades - other pay claims within the industry are starting to gather steam.
The Government has announced a 30% pay rise for women working in education, which unions say signals the opening of the door to other support staff and educators who have been undervalued for decades, with Teacher Aides next in line.
The Educational Institute and the Ministry of Education signed the Terms of Settlement for 329 women support workers yesterday. The Educational Institute's President Lynda Stuart talks to Kathryn Ryan.