Teachers on strike across Northern Ireland explain why they feel compelled to act.
They highlighted the difference in pay between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK and warned that teachers could leave if conditions do not improve.About 30 people joined the picket line outside St Brigid's College on the Glengalliagh Road in Londonderry.Christopher Sandy has been a teacher for more than 15 years and says morale in the school is at "an all-time low".
"There are teachers in the school who, by the time they pay their childcare, increases in inflation with food, oil and everything else - there is nothing left at the end of the month out of their wage. "I got into teaching because I loved it, but the profession is being diminished and it's about time we are recognised," he said.
The only reason he remains a teacher in Northern Ireland is because he is "a local lad and a proud Derry man", he adds.
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