Mastodawn

Chalkies strike is big. Victorian teachers are striking because the supposedly left-wing state and federal governments don't think public education is worth funding properly. We need to chuck Labor in the bin and elect some real progressives.
https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/completely-unacceptable-school-staff-to-walk-off-the-job-in-victoria/288857
My daughter reports it is the best behaved protest ever.
#Strike #naarm

Greg Newton 2d ago

@stib Are they lined up in pairs holding hands to cross the road?

the teachers " will demand a 35% pay increase"

"a 17% pay proposal was put forward" (by the government)

The article omits the time frame?

I am sure I am getting the cold shoulder from my boss if I just demand a 35% pay rise for a year.

But there is information missing, I think.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/23/victoria-school-teachers-strike-pay-dispute-explained

"a 35% pay rise over four years"

"The government responded with a 18.5% pay offer"

Victoria bills itself as the ‘education state’ but thousands of school teachers are set to strike. Here’s what it means

Up to 500 schools will be ‘significantly’ affected by Tuesday’s industrial action. What will classes be like and why are educators striking?

The Guardian