The Victorian branch of the Australian Education Union rejected the latest offer from the state government on Monday night, saying it doesn't deliver pay increases that properly value the work of school staff.
It would also increase excessive workloads and exacerbate the more than 12 hours of unpaid overtime public school employees do each week, according to the union.
Victorian Branch President Justin Mullaly said the offer would do nothing to fix the staffing shortage crisis across the state's public schools.
"An offer like this does not go far enough to keep experienced teachers in the system nor attract the next generation who are the future of the profession," he said.
"This offer is completely unacceptable to hardworking teachers, principals and education support staff. I don't think the premier and education minister could in good conscience look Victorian parents in the eye and say they are doing their best to support the workforce who teach their children."
The offer proposes an eight per cent pay rise for teachers and principals, and four per cent for education support staff on April 1, and three per cent each year across the following three years.
By October, experienced public school teachers in NSW will be more than 13 per cent ahead of their Victorian counterparts, with NSW graduate teachers more than 16 per cent ahead.
Union members working in Victorian public schools will stop work for 24-hours next Tuesday after the Fair Work Commission-endorsed ballot had 98 per cent of members vote to take stop-work action.
The Victorian government is expected to hold a press conference on Tuesday morning.
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