Dandenong Teachers Walk Out for a Better Education
The union says just over half of members rejected a 28.3% offer over four years and wants a three-year deal with lighter workloads.
- On Thursday, Victorian school staff staged a mass walkout to force the Labor government back to the negotiating table, with state schools effectively closed during the statewide strike action.
- Teachers, principals, and education support staff rejected a 28 per cent pay offer over four years during an online ballot ending Tuesday, seeking instead a three-year deal with workload relief.
- AEU Victoria President Justin Mullaly told ABC Radio Melbourne that staff shortages and workloads are primary concerns, with educators reporting working on average 12 hours unpaid per week.
- A Victorian government spokesperson said, "Families are already juggling a lot, and today's disruption is disappointing," while asserting the deal offered the best pay and conditions in the country.
- Australian Education Union branch councillor Lucy Honan warned that if Education Minister Ben Carroll fails to provide a satisfactory offer by July 30, further strikes will occur on August 4, appearing "bigger than ever.
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Dandenong teachers walk out for a better education
Dandenong High School staff are among thousands of Victorian teachers embroiled in a series of strikes and advocacy for better work conditions, pay and education system. At a time when Victorian teachers are the lowest-paid educators in Australia, they say many are opting to change schools or careers. However, some educators choose to remain in […]
Protestors say Victorian teacher rally a 'watershed moment'
More than 30,000 state school teachers and support staff rally in Melbourne's CBD and in regions around Victoria after walking off the job following the rejection of a government pay increase of 28 per cent.
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School strike to go ahead as teachers reject pay offer
Victorian public school staff will walk off the job for the second time in four months on Thursday after rejecting the government’s latest pay and conditions offer.
Teachers rally in thousands as pay dispute escalates
Striking public school educators have braved the winter cold to make more noise in an escalating dispute over pay and conditions. Thousands of Victorian teachers, support staff and school leaders marched through Melbourne’s CBD on Thursday after walking off the job across the state. A sea of protesters draped in Australian Education Union red gathered at the intersection of Bourke and Swanston streets chanting, cheering and distributing flyers. …
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