Will area school teachers join the strikes?

<h2><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">Today &lpar;May 1 2023&rpar;&comma; marks the last day for area school teachers to vote on potential strike action&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">According to NZEI Te Riu Roa&comma; should the vote go through&comma; industrial action from area school teachers could include rolling strikes from Tuesday 9 May to Thursday 11 May&comma; a relief teacher work ban&comma; and bans on meetings outside of school hours&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">The ballot was opened on Thursday 27 April&comma; and will close Monday 1 May at 5 pm&period; NZEI Te Riu Roa has indicated that negotiations with the Ministry of Education will take place at the end of this week&period; The union has indicated that if an adequate offer is made&comma; any strike action agreed on by area teachers may be called off&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;25525" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-25525" style&equals;"width&colon; 2048px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-25525" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;03&sol;335519261&lowbar;157571890160330&lowbar;3820364553289921292&lowbar;n&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"2048" height&equals;"1536" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-25525" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">A teacher holds a sign protesting teachers&&num;8217&semi; working conditions at the Auckland strikes&comma; March 16 2023&period; Photo&colon; Naomii Seah<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">If area school teachers vote to strike&comma; they will join primary and area school principals&comma; who are currently undertaking <&sol;span><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;principals-vote-for-a-work-ban&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><span data-contrast&equals;"none">work bans<&sol;span><&sol;a><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">&period; Beginning from the Monday 24 April&comma; the first day of Term 2&comma; primary and area school principals have stopped work on Ministry of Education initiatives such as the curriculum refresh and collecting and collating data&period; There is also a ban on overtime &lpar;bar board meetings&rpar;&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">For area school teachers&comma; the industrial action vote comes after months of stalled negotiations regarding their collective agreement&period; The last offer from the Ministry of Education for area school teachers came back in December 2022&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;