00:00Out of the classroom and onto the streets.
00:05We are here because we aren't being listened to.
00:07They're not having chairs thrown at them while they're doing their job.
00:10They're not being spoken to the way we are spoken to.
00:13Protesting in Toowoomba after enterprise negotiations with the government broke down.
00:18Our teachers and school leaders are suffering from workload pressures,
00:21occupational violence, not feeling respected in their workplaces
00:25and we have an attraction and retention problem.
00:28More than 38,000 teachers will walk off the job next Wednesday for the first time since 2009,
00:34affecting more than half a million kids.
00:37Your students, your children are our number one priority when it comes to safety
00:41and so across state schools there will be arrangements made in conjunction with the department.
00:46The minister says any students turning up will be supervised.
00:49Our key concern here is any disruption to student education
00:53and we know education is so pivotal to student success and wellbeing in the future.
00:57The union has knocked back an 8% pay offer over three years calling for nation leading wages.
01:04It appears that we can afford an Olympics but we can't afford to get the right salaries and conditions for our teachers and school leaders.
01:10We've had 17 meetings over five months.
01:13It's not something that is going to lead to a crescendo next Wednesday.
01:17It's part of the process.
01:19Negotiations between the teachers union and the state government are now being mediated by the industrial relations commission.
01:26The QTU says it's unlikely a deal will be reached before the plans strike next Wednesday and foreshadowed further rallies.
01:33We'll see you next time.
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