00:06A show of solidarity and defiance on the lawns of Parliament House as teachers and
00:12school support workers join other state service employees to reject the government's latest
00:17pay proposals.
00:21It really sends a really strong message to the government that it is our members that
00:25are serious about wanting to see legitimate offers being put on the table.
00:29The government has offered teachers an 8.75 per cent pay rise over the next three years
00:35plus other incentives and conditions but teachers say the deal doesn't reflect the pressures
00:41of the job.
00:43The biggest challenge would be workload in addition to workplace violence.
00:48These are real issues that all of our staff across the board are facing every day.
00:53There needs to be a major increase in our education support personnel in our classrooms
00:59that we rely on to help support our students.
01:03The Education Minister says it's a fair and affordable offer.
01:08It reflects the shared priorities of teacher workload, staff safety, professional staff
01:14support and a range of operational matters that are just essential to supporting our teachers.
01:20This is the third day in a row of rolling teacher strikes across the state and the Education
01:26Union says there could be further industrial action unless a deal is reached.
01:31If things don't go according to plan then there will be further actions into Term 2.
01:36But for now teachers will return to school as negotiations over the pay deal continue.
01:42One more round of applause for Monique.
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