State school teachers to walk off the job within days

State school teachers will walk off the job next Tuesday, with rallies set for Brisbane and major Queensland towns.

Giving a week’s notice, Queensland Teachers’ Union general secretary Kate Ruttiman sent a missive to members on Tuesday morning calling for the 24-hour work stoppage.

“The QTU has shown good faith in the conciliation process by delaying any consideration of further industrial action … despite calls for the premier to personally intervene in the dispute, the government has failed to act,” Ruttiman wrote.

Queensland Teachers’ Union members rallied outside Parliament last Thursday. Credit: Catherine Strohfeldt

She told members the date – which falls in week eight of term four – was selected to avoid clashes with year 12 exams, which ended on Tuesday 18, and end-of-year a