ACT schools close two hours Thursday as teachers strike over pay
ACT schools will close from 8:30am to 10:30am on September 24 as teachers strike over pay.
Canberra families will need to arrange alternative childcare on Thursday morning next week. Teachers are taking industrial action as part of ongoing talks over a new pay deal.
Teachers want better pay and relief from heavy workloads and classroom pressures. The government decided to close schools during the strike to keep students safe.
The government says its latest pay offer is fair, but the union rejected it on September 11. Education Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said the government will keep negotiating.
The union has warned of more rolling stop-work actions and a possible full-day strike in term 4 if no deal is reached.
- 8:30am to 10:30am
- Closure time
- September 24
- Date
- 2 hours
- Duration
- Rachel Stephen-Smith
- Education Minister
Why it mattersParents and carers must find childcare for two hours Thursday morning, and the escalating strikes signal the pay dispute remains unresolved.
AustraliaCanberra families face immediate childcare disruption next Thursday. If strikes escalate through term 4, more school disruptions loom for ACT students.
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