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>> ♪ these unfair wages got to go ♪ >> teachers in colorado's largest school district have walked off the job, demanding better salaries and a less complicated pay structure. >> after 15 months of bargaining, the district, they have been unable to listen. they have been unwilling to listen. >> we are incredibly disappointed. this is the most important thing that we can be doing right now, working to an agreement. we are ready, willing, and able to continue working on a deal. >> except for preschools, students remained open in the with substitutes and administrative staff. some high schoole...

This kind of pay structure. that's why we're looking for a fair and reliable pay structure that's similar to the other districts out here. >> reporter: it took 15 months of failed negotiations to reach this point. day one of this strike. how far are you willing to go to make sure these teachers get what you say they deserve? >> you know, i think we're here. we're here for our students. we're going to make sure we're in it to win. and it's really up to the district how long they want this to go on for. >> all right. rob, the lead goenegotiate or t joining us. i want to read you a statement from...

In denver it's a little bit different. this strike is focusing on the pay structure. the teachers are saying it's based on incentive that can lead many teachers to not know how much money they're going to bring home at the end of the year. it can make things confusing when it comes to building a budget. a lot of the teachers walking in this sidewalk are taking on two, even three jobs in some cases in order to make ends meet. and we've seen this play out. they're coming out here trying to make sure the district hears their voices after more than 15 months of failed negotiations. joining me righ...

Amount of wealth. >> i mean they may be open to the ideas but everything you said is disconnected from everything else. what does jeff bezos' pay structure at amazon has to do with 800,000 workers or workers living from paycheck to paycheck. >> let me give you a couple of numbers, you were right, it was 2% over 59. 3% of households. this is warren's plan. >> it would raise $2.75 trillion in ten years and draw 75,000 families draw from only 75,000 families. that's 0.1% of u.s. household. >> here is the problem with this. even if you believe in it, history tells us one thing, even if you believe...

Is already suffering. the first quarter gdp number we began on january 1st. estimates starting to suffer. i have charts i'm sure we will get to later showing those estimates are coming down. the white house itself said the shutdown would cost .13%, sounds like a small number but multiplies for each week of the shutdown. no question this is already having an economic effect and not just disappear when the shutdown ends. >> eddie, the republican party, since 1968, has notoriously known as the party of law and order, gone out of their way to be the party of law and order. the fbi association rele...