Victorian teachers strike over pay and conditions

Victorian teachers are conducting their second strike of the year, walking off the job after rejecting the state government's offer of a 28.3% pay increase for all staff. The Australian Education Union Victoria argues that the dispute centres on workload conditions, school funding shortfalls, and teachers working an average of 12 hours unpaid overtime weekly, with only 3 in 10 members planning to stay in the public sector until retirement. Union representatives criticise Victoria as the lowest-funded state for public education despite being called the 'education state'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.