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School strike to go ahead as teachers reject pay offer

Victorian public school staff have voted to reject the state government’s latest pay offer, paving the way for statewide strikes to go ahead on Thursday.

Teachers, principals and education support staff voted against a pay offer of 28.3 per cent over four years, during an online ballot of union members that began last week and ended at 1pm on Tuesday.

Public school staff will stage a mass walkout on Thursday in an attempt to force the state government back to the negotiating table.

The result of the Australian Education Union members’ vote was 48.82 per cent to 51.18 per cent in favour of rejecting the offer. More than 50,677 union members voted, representing 90.2 per cent of those eligible.

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Public school teachers will walk off the job for the second time in months after rejecting a revised pay offer.

Victorian members of the Australian Education Union voted to turn down the state government's updated offer of a 28.3 per cent pay rise over the next four years.

The union on Tuesday revealed almost 49 per cent of members voted to accept the deal and more than 51 per cent of members rejected it.

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