THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS AND OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS HAVE GONE ON STRIKE
* More than 30,000 public school educators have walked off the job across Victoria on Tuesday over a pay dispute
* Teachers in Tasmania's northwest went on strike on Tuesday, ahead of action from educators in the state's north on Wednesday and in the south, including Hobart, on Thursday
* All 1600 Victorian public schools are open but 500 schools will be significantly disrupted, with parents told classes won't run and asked to keep their children home if possible
* The 24-hour teachers' strike is Victoria's first in more than 13 years and comes eight months out from the state election
THE VICTORIAN STANDOFF:
* Victorian educators asked for a 35 per cent pay increase over four years, alongside measures to improve workloads
* Victoria's government instead offered a 17 per cent increase, with teachers getting an eight per cent boost and education staff getting four per cent in April, followed by three per cent rises annually for three years
THE TASMANIAN ISSUE:
* Tasmanian teachers asked for a 15.6 per cent pay rise over three years along with a 5.95 per cent increase in September to achieve pay parity with other jurisdictions, and more manageable workloads
* The Tasmanian government offered a three per cent pay rise in years one and two, and 2.75 per cent in the third year, as well as other incentives and conditions
THE STATE OF TEACHERS' PAY FROM ENTRY-LEVEL TO EXPERIENCED:
VICTORIA: $79,589 to $118,063
TASMANIA: $82,828 to $118,328
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: $82,496 to $119,647
QUEENSLAND: $84,078 to $111,610
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: $88,178 to $127,737
NSW: $90,177 to $129,536
ACT: $91,396 to $129,106
NORTHERN TERRITORY: $96,180 to $136,997
Australian Associated Press
