STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BRACE FOR POTENTIAL LEARNING DISRUPTIONS AFTER TEACHERS REJECT PAY OFFER
* Victoria's government submitted a revised pay offer of between 28 to 32 per cent over four years, additional professional practice days and other measures to address workloads
* The in-principle offer was endorsed by union leaders before being put to a members vote
* Union members voted down the revised offer 57.7 per cent to 43.2 per cent
* The have asked for a 35 per cent pay increase over three years, alongside measures to improve workloads
* An earlier offer from the government of a 17 per cent increase, with teachers getting an eight per cent boost and education staff getting four per cent starting in April, followed by three per cent rises annually for three years was voted down and led to a statewide strike
THE WAITING GAME
* The union's council, made up of 120 elected teachers, education support staff and principals, are meeting on Friday following the failed vote and will announce next steps
* Some members, including those aligned with the Socialists in Schools faction, have demanded a restart to statewide strikes
FIRST STRIKE IN MORE THAN A DECADE
* More than 30,000 public school educators walked off the job across Victoria in March over the pay dispute
* All 1600 Victorian public schools remained open but 500 schools were 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 came eight months out from the state election
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
