It's part of the second day of an indefinite strike for pension rights.
"It's not a wildcat last minute action"- that's the view of a Midlands school secretary, as they enter their second day of strike.
A regional protest has been held outside the Department of Education in Athlone today, with a close to a thousand secretaries and caretakers demanding equal pension rights.
It follows a protest outside the Dail yesterday with school picket lines planned for Monday.
Gina Byrne from Birdhill National School in North Tipperary, says it's time for the Department of Education to step up:
Orla Greaney has been a secretary in Gort Community School for over 20 years and is left without pension rights in comparison to some of her co-workers.
She says it's upsetting pay discrepancy is still happening:
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