Overview

• After two rejected offers and months of stalled negotiations, the Queensland Teachers’ Union and the government have opened formal conciliation at the Industrial Relations Commission.
• Teachers are pressing for pay increases above the state wage policy alongside binding commitments on workplace safety, staffing levels and reduced workloads.
• The government has reiterated its 8% pay rise offer over three years while signalling willingness to explore non-wage measures to address rising classroom violence.
• Wednesday’s 24-hour strike involved over 50,000 educators, disrupted all 1,266 state schools and saw roughly 74,000 students attend under alternative supervision.
• Union leaders have warned that further industrial action will be considered if conciliation does not deliver substantial improvements.