维多利亚州政府向教师推出新的薪酬方案，试图阻止定于8月19日的第三次全州24小时罢工。[1]新方案包括2000澳元的签约奖金和至少28.3%的四年薪酬增长。[1]根据该方案，初级教师薪酬将从79589澳元增至2029年的114731澳元，资深教师则从118063澳元增至151419澳元。[1]
澳大利亚教育工会随后对该方案进行投票表决。[1]工会此前要求在三年内增长35%，并要求初级教师从2028年起薪资超过107400澳元，资深教师超过159300澳元。[1]50000多名工会成员曾在2024年7月投票否决过先前提出的相同28.3%四年增长方案。[1]
新任教育部长加布里埃尔·威廉姆斯上任后立即与工会展开谈判。[1]政府承诺在11月州选举前与联邦政府签署完整教育资金协议。维多利亚州是唯一未与联邦达成长期协议的州，现行协议将于2026年底到期。[1]约40000名天主教学校教师也在进行企业协议谈判，自1990年代以来与公立学校教师实现了薪酬平价。[1]
The Victorian government has unveiled a new pay proposal for teachers featuring a $2,000 sign-on bonus and wage increases of at least 28.3 percent over four years in an effort to prevent a scheduled strike on August 19 [1]. The Australian Education Union is currently voting on the offer, which represents the government's latest attempt to resolve the protracted industrial dispute [1].
Under the revised proposal, starting salaries for beginning teachers would rise from $79,589 to $114,731 by 2029, while experienced educators would see compensation increase from $118,063 to $151,419 over the same period [1]. This falls short of the union's initial demand for a 35 percent pay rise over three years, which would have seen starting teachers earn above $107,400 and senior teachers above $159,300 beginning in 2028 [1]. The offer comes after union members rejected a previous 28.3 percent four-year proposal in July, with more than 50,000 members voting against it [1].
Education Minister Gabriel Williams began negotiations with the union immediately upon taking office, signaling the government's commitment to resolving the dispute before the November state election [1]. The government has also pledged to finalize a comprehensive education funding agreement with the federal government by that deadline [1]. Victoria remains the only Australian state without a long-term federal education funding accord; the current arrangement expires at the end of 2026 [1]. The industrial action will also affect approximately 40,000 Catholic school teachers currently engaged in enterprise agreement negotiations, who have maintained pay parity with public school educators since the 1990s [1].