An estimated 7000 childcare workers took industrial action by walking off the job around Australia on September 5 to demand equal pay.
Big Steps
Early childhood educators and supporters have been gathering in cities across Australia during November, calling for pay increases that reflect the professional nature of the early childhood education and care sector. United Voice, the union that represents these mostly female workers, is running the 鈥淏ig Steps: Value Our Future鈥 campaign for professional wages.