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Teachers set to strike after rejecting pay offer
Victorian public school teachers rejected a 17% pay offer, demanding 35% over three years, citing low pay and staffing shortages, with 98% union members voting for strike action.
- On Monday, the Australian Education Union Victorian Branch rejected a 17 per cent pay offer and set a 24‑hour strike for March 24, 2026.
- The union rejected the offer, citing a $1.38 billion shortfall and saying it failed to address workload and staffing issues, as the government proposed only an 8 per cent pay rise.
- The government's offer comprised an 8 per cent upfront rise and 3 per cent each year, a Fair Work Commission ballot returned 98 per cent support, and Justin Mullaly said the strike is set for next Tuesday with talks still possible.
- If the strike proceeds next week, schools would stay open but not run a normal curriculum, using retired teachers and casual staff, Education Minister Ben Carroll said.
- The dispute has dragged on for eight months, and the Fair Work Commission approved industrial action last week, marking the first statewide teacher strike since Labor returned to government 13 years ago.
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Australia: Victorian educators at a crossroads—The March 24 strike and the case for rank-and-file committees
A ballot of Australian Education Union members recorded an unprecedented 98 percent vote for stopwork action, expressing widespread anger over appalling wages and conditions in public schools.
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left7Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Left
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources lean Left
58% Left
L 58%
C 25%
R 17%
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