Thousands of public sector workers have rallied across Tasmania for better pay and conditions, flagging further industrial action around Christmas if their concerns aren’t addressed.
State school teachers and support staff, health workers, firefighters, cleaners and child safety officers were among those to walk off the job on Wednesday afternoon.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff labelled the strikes disappointing and disruptive.
He has previously described the state Liberal government’s pay offer of a 3.5 per cent rise in year one, followed by three percent rise in years two and three as final.
The government has also offered workers payments of several thousand dollars….