Kindergarten support staff have managed to get a pay rise - in spite of significant funding cuts for their associations.
They'll get a raise of 1.6 percent backdated from October and another 1.2 percent in October next year.
The NZEI deal includes office administrators and teacher aides.
The union hopes the recent victory in the Employment Court over caregivers and gender equity may have positive ramifications for the female-dominated sector in the future.
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