Teachers Working Conditions
Sam Wallman
In August Queensland public school teachers went on strike for 24 hours, their first strike action in 16 years. The state government had offered teachers an 8 per cent pay rise over three years, which Queensland Teachers' Union members rejected. The union was campaigning for a better pay offer as well as improved conditions.
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