Teachers from NSW's public and Catholic schools will go on strike on Thursday, June 30, over a dispute about pay and staff shortages.
The NSW Teachers Federation and the NSW branch of the Independent Education Union of Australia have announced the historic 24-hour strike action, for the day before the end of term two.
NSW Teachers Federation president Angelo Gavrielatos said neither the NSW government, nor Catholic schools employers had done anything to address teacher shortages in schools."We asked the Premier to reconsider his decision to cap the pay of teachers at 3 per cent when inflation is more than five per cent and rising. Yet, he did nothing."
The NSW government plans to introduce performance-based pay for teachers, a move the Teachers Federation has long opposed. Members of both unions will rally in Macquarie Street, in Sydney's CBD, on June 30, as well as in regional locations across NSW and the ACT.
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