State school teachers have knocked back the government’s final pay deal, sending the union and Queensland government to the Industrial Relations Commission to hash out the dispute in arbitration.

The offer was made to the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) on Sunday evening following months of negotiations, with 67.6 per cent of members turning the deal down by the vote’s close at 2pm on Friday.

“Clearly the majority of members don’t believe the government’s offer will achieve [serious reform] and have voted accordingly,” QTU said in a statement released shortly before 3pm.

Queensland Teachers’ Union members went on strike in August. Credit: Catherine Strohfeldt

Brisbane-based state school teacher Nicole Whilesmith said the offer did not have proper solutions to key problems teachers

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