Mass Public Sector Strikes in Tasmania

Tasmanian public sector workers rally outside Parliament House in Hobart, Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Thousands of public sector workers have rallied on the lawns of parliament house in Hobart, and elsewhere in Tasmania, in their push for better pay and conditions. AAP Image/Ethan James

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.