00:02Emptying classrooms and shutting down city streets.
00:06Victorian public school workers have walked off the job en masse again.
00:11When do we want it?
00:12We need our schools fully funded.
00:15We're not being heard. We're being treated in a way that is disrespectful.
00:20It was an outcome the government was hoping to avoid.
00:24But this week, just over half of Australian Education Union Victorian members
00:29voted to reject the latest four-year deal.
00:32A 28% increase across the board.
00:35They still don't believe the overall package values the work of the profession.
00:42Paying conditions for support staff, a major sticking point.
00:46We are working with some of the most vulnerable kids in society, in public schools.
00:51Is it really enough to be working minimum wage?
00:53Police estimate 20,000 people attended the Melbourne strike today, down on the March turnout.
01:00Executive work, we've got to go.
01:02Public school staff in the regions also making their voices heard.
01:06We need the government to listen.
01:08The Education Minister was nowhere to be seen.
01:12Educators ignored a last minute plea from the government to call off this strike.
01:17Their anger is palpable.
01:19And they say they'll keep fighting until they get a better deal.
01:23I'm prepared to fight this as long as it takes to try and make change.
01:27It's not just short term but long term.
01:29They are angry with this government.
01:31They are disappointed that they don't have full funding in our schools.
01:35Keep fighting the good fight. Thank you.
01:37Patience is running out for a workforce that refuses to be ignored.
01:43To be continued in it, I will.
01:43Now, go and go.
01:44If you have two more problems.
01:44The next day.
01:45But you can get a hard time period.
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