Queensland teachers to hold statewide rallies but stop short of announcing strike date

The Queensland Teachers' Union says it will press ahead with strike action over a long-running pay dispute with the state government but is yet to lock in a date.

Union president Cresta Richardson said after-school rallies would be held across the state next Thursday, instead of 24-hour strike action. 

"We will know the date when we will strike when our executive will determine that.

"We have six weeks before the end of the school year … so it will be in that time.

"Rallies will be held after school so exams will go ahead as normal. We know that it's a really tense time for kids.

"The government has chosen this, this is the premier's path at this point in time. The premier can intervene at any time."

The move follows a stern letter from Education Director-General Sharon Schimming, who warned strikes during senior exams would "bring the profession into disrepute".

Members voted against a proposed pay rise that would see teachers earn more than $100,000 a year by the end of 2028.

A majority — 67 per cent — of the union's 50,000 members voted down the state government offer end of October. 

It included a three-year 8 per cent pay rise and meant every state school teacher would earn more than $100,000 a year by the end of 2028.

It also promised a new safety taskforce to deal with violence in classrooms.

But the union stopped short of recommending the deal, opening the vote to its members.