The Australian Education Union's state body wants teachers to flood Premier Will Hodgman's office with calls over the school holiday as part of their ongoing wage dispute with the government.
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The union on Wednesday announced the new action which would see teachers phone him directly to cajole him into accepting union demands for a pay rise and improved classroom resourcing.
AEU state president Helen Richardson said Mr Hodgman had not met with the union for two weeks after it had submitted a counter offer to the government a month ago. "As the Premier won't talk to teachers, or meet with them, the only option that leaves is for them to phone him directly and explain why his offer will not meet the needs of students or teachers," she said.
"Tasmanian teachers have the highest workload and are educating kids with the most complex needs yet Will Hodgman wants to make them the lowest paid in Australia.
"Teachers are ready, willing and able to negotiate and doing everything they can to avoid disruption next term.
"The ball is in the Premier's court."
Unions did not respond to a second revised offer from the government for public sector workers on Friday.
This means it is no longer on the table.
Treasurer Peter Gutwein said he was disappointed the union decided to persist with industrial action over negotiation.
"It remains our position that our hardworking public servants deserve a pay rise but it must be affordable and sustainable and that is what has been offered," he said.
"Also, we are committed to hiring extra teachers to decrease teacher workloads and since March 2014 we have hired 142 additional teachers and have commenced the recruitment of 250 more."
Meanwhile, the state's bus drivers union will stop work between 3pm and 7pm in Hobart and surrounding suburbs next Tuesday.
This will cause disruption to 570 services.
This is the second time bus drivers have pursued this action.