LISTEN: National Teachers' Union joins campaign for free tertiary education
Teachers' union NATU wants free tertiary education for children of employees of the Education Department.
The union says many Education employees resign because they can't afford tertiary institution fees.
NATU's Allen Thompson feels they should be given the same benefits as lecturers at varsities.
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Thompson says many employees of the Education Department battle to keep their children at varsity because they fall into the so-called missing middle and don't receive funding.