Hawaii teachers, parents and students took to the streets before and after class today, protesting the ongoing labor dispute with the state.

They waved signs calling for a “fair contract,” saying they were tired of working under the “last, best, final offer” the governor imposed in July 2011 after negotiations fell apart. 

Meantime, the teachers union and state are set to resume collective bargaining Wednesday. The state has urged HSTA to continue the talks throughout the week.

Teachers aren’t too thrilled with the governor or education superintendent for downplaying their work-to-the-rule protests as “symbolic demonstrations” and “distractions.”

The teachers in the 50 schools participating in the demonstrations are just working their contractually obligated hours.