Catholic school teachers march

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Hundreds of striking catholic school teachers marched on March 24 to demand an improved wages offer from their employer, the Queensland Catholic Education Commission. The Queensland Independent Education Union called the strike after rejecting a wages offer similar to that accepted by state school teachers.

QIEU general secretary Terry Burke described it as "a mediocre offer that would relegate us to being some of the lowest paid teachers in Australia", the March 24 Courier-Mail reported. The offer was for 8% over two years.

More than 40 catholic schools across Brisbane, Cairns and Toowoomba were affected by the strike. Some were forced to close, others cancelled classes and extracurricular activities.

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