The union offered to go halfway, proposing an 18 - year plan with an average step increase of 3 percent. (publicsectorinc.org)
The state has a salary schedule in place for educators, which includes annual step increases for all — but that schedule has been frozen since 2008. (ncpolicywatch.com)
Then can get contractual step increases — salary hikes based on time on the job. (newsday.com)