Schoolteachers south of Brisbane have walked off the job to protest what they say is a shortage of resources at more than 50 public schools.
Queensland Teachers Union President Steve Ryan said students in the Logan-Beaudesert region had greater needs than those in other areas.
He said the students were suffering because of a Queensland government policy which allocated funding on student numbers rather than needs.
"There is a high concentration of schools that are in quite a socio-economically disadvantaged area (and we want) to try and get additional staff, additional programs in place, behaviour management issues such that they can be better resourced, he told AAP.
"The Queensland Government funds schools according to the number of students that come into them, in these schools there is the fact that they have far greater needs."
About 3,000 teachers had pledged to take part in hour-long stop work meetings held today and tomorrow.
Mr Ryan said further industrial action could be possible in the future if the issues were not resolved.
Meanwhile, hundreds of furious teachers in Sydney's south west will strike on Thursday, after a long serving staff member was refused a transfer to another school.
Sackville Street Public School at Ingleburn along with dozens of nearby campuses will be badly affected, with letters sent home to parents today.
Gary Zadkovitch from the Teachers Federation says they've been left with no choice.
"This teacher has been travelling for over 11 years, from Engadine to south-west Sydney, her transfer came up on the system and she’s now been told that that transfer will not be processed and she must compete with other teachers for the vacancy," Mr Zadkovitch said.
