维多利亚州教育联盟成员以微弱多数拒绝了政府提议的薪酬协议[1]。该方案承诺四年内加薪28.3%，其中10月前增加12.75%[1]，但同时包含将教师年度会议时数从80小时减半至40小时的条款[1]。
校长们对削减会议时数的计划提出强烈反对[1]。澳大利亚校长联合会主席Andrew Cock表示，校长们未被提前咨询此事[1]，担忧这会将工作责任转嫁给校长，并影响学校的协作能力[1]。工会内部更激进的派系则要求三年内加薪35%，并要求班级人数上限为25人[1]。
维多利亚州政府强调这是该州历史上最大的公共部门协议，总价值50亿澳元[1]，并敦促教师不要罢工[1]。政府警告定于8月4日的罢工属于"未受保护的工业行动"，需提前五个工作日通知[1]。教育工会定于本周五召开会议，决定接下来的行动方向[1]。
Members of the Victorian branch of Australia's Education Union have narrowly rejected a government pay proposal offering a 28.3 percent salary increase over four years [1]. The revised deal, valued at $5 billion over four years according to Premier Ben Carroll, would also halve teachers' meeting hours from 80 to 40 hours annually [1].
School principals have voiced strong opposition to the meeting hours reduction, fearing it would shift workplace responsibilities onto their shoulders and undermine collaborative efforts within schools [1]. The Australian Principals Federation chair Andrew Cock indicated the principals' organization had not been consulted in advance about this component of the agreement [1]. Meanwhile, a left-wing faction within the union has pushed for steeper demands, calling for a 35 percent pay rise over three years and capping class sizes at 25 students [1]. The government has warned that industrial action planned for August 4 would constitute unprotected action requiring five working days' notice [1]. Union leadership will convene on Friday to determine its next course of action [1].