AEU members will be stopping work for two hours from 8:30am to 10:30am on Friday 22 May, 2026.

We are doing this because we’re standing up for public education.

AEU members have been papering over the cracks in an under-resourced system for too long. We don’t have enough teachers or school psychologists in the public school system. We don’t have enough funding to do everything that would help our students. We don’t have enough time to get everything done.

In July 2025, we put forward realistic and reasonable claims. The ACT Government has not responded meaningfully to our claims.

Our working conditions are our students’ learning conditions.

We are taking this action to show the ACT Government that we won’t be ignored.

While we stop work, AEU members will meet at Ainslie Football Club, 52 Wakefield Avenue, Ainslie.

We want as many members as possible to come along. Let’s show the government that AEU members are serious about fixing our public education system.

There is plenty of parking but why not build solidarity by car-pooling. Please arrive from 8:30am to allow time to sign-in to the club. You must bring ID with you for signing in.