State school teachers are making plans to strike for a second time this year, after union members voted to knock back the Queensland government’s latest wage offer.

In a memo sent out to members on Monday afternoon, the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) said it supported a 24-hour stoppage in the next three weeks, but an exact date had not been decided.

Secretary Kate Ruttiman wrote that the decision was made at the state council meeting on the weekend, which was called to set the union’s agenda after members voted down the offer on Friday.

QTU general secretary Kate Ruttiman sent a memo to members on Monday about a second 24-hour strike. Credit: Catherine Strohfeldt

“State Council called on all QTU members to continue the campaign for an [enterprise bargain] that addresses the core

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