State school teachers will walk off the job next Tuesday, with rallies set for Brisbane and major Queensland towns in what the union had called a strike unwanted by members.

Giving a week’s notice, Queensland Teachers’ Union general secretary Kate Ruttiman sent a missive to members on Tuesday morning calling for the 24-hour work stoppage.

“The QTU has shown good faith in the conciliation process by delaying any consideration of further industrial action … the government has failed to act,” Ruttiman wrote.

Queensland Teachers’ Union vice president Leah Olsson. Credit: Catherine Strohfeldt

QTU vice president Leah Olsson said teachers didn’t want the strike, which would be the second this year .

“This strike could have been averted, this strike should have been averted, but this is

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