UCU<p>Our members must not be left to suffer from the inequalities and degraded living standards they experienced under Tory rule.</p><p>Labour must invest in the further education workforce.</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13684/Government-needs-to-invest-in-further-education-to-achieve-missions?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13684/Gover</span><span class="invisible">nment-needs-to-invest-in-further-education-to-achieve-missions?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a></p>
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UCU<p>UCU has called off potential industrial action at Redbridge Institute of Adult Education in East London, after management agreed to demands to improve staff working conditions. </p><p>Following negotiations agreement was reached to end the use of zero hours 'worker' contracts. </p><p>There was also agreement to raise the top of the pay scale and to backdate a 2.5% pay increase for all academic staff to September 2023.</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13597/Dispute-at-Redbridge-Institute-of-Adult-Education-called-off-after-UCU-win?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13597/Dispu</span><span class="invisible">te-at-Redbridge-Institute-of-Adult-Education-called-off-after-UCU-win?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AdultEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdultEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCUwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCUwin</span></a></p>
UCU<p>UCU has signed a recognition agreement with private training provider South West Durham Training (SWDT), which is a subsidiary of Bishop Auckland College.</p><p>The deal comes after years of organising by UCU members at the provider, including recruiting over half the teaching staff to the union, and means UCU is the only union there able to bargain on behalf of teaching staff. </p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13573/UCU-wins-recognition-at-training-provider-South-West-Durham-Training?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13573/UCU-w</span><span class="invisible">ins-recognition-at-training-provider-South-West-Durham-Training?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a></p>
UCU<p>The majority of further education college staff want an end to Ofsted inspections.</p><p>A new UCU report, 'A culture of fear and anxiety: UCU members' perceptions of Ofsted inspection in further education', exposes a crisis of confidence in the Ofsted process. The findings show college staff experience high levels of stress and anxiety due to Ofsted inspections, creating a major health and safety risk.</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13562/Survey-shows-most-college-staff-want-to-abolish-Ofsted-inspections?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13562/Surve</span><span class="invisible">y-shows-most-college-staff-want-to-abolish-Ofsted-inspections?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Ofsted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ofsted</span></a></p>
UCU<p>Staff at five colleges in Cleveland, Redcar and Stockton-on-Tees have announced new strike dates in a long running dispute over low pay.</p><p>On 16 May staff will picket the open day at Redcar and Cleveland College campus and on Wednesday 22 May they will picket Stockton and Riverside College campus. </p><p>The strikes are the latest escalation after staff rejected employer Education Training Collective's (ETC) most recent offer. </p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13558/Staff-to-strike-at-North-East-college-group-open-day?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13558/Staff</span><span class="invisible">-to-strike-at-North-East-college-group-open-day?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RespectFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RespectFE</span></a></p>
UCU<p>Members of UCU at Barking and Dagenham College will be out in force tomorrow rallying to protest against management's refusal to improve staff working conditions.</p><p>As well as a properly negotiated pay increase, members are calling for management to agree action to tackle workplace stress.</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13555/Staff-to-hold-rally-outside-Barking-and-Dagenham-College-in-protest-against-managements-failure-to-improve-the-working-lives-of-staff?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13555/Staff</span><span class="invisible">-to-hold-rally-outside-Barking-and-Dagenham-College-in-protest-against-managements-failure-to-improve-the-working-lives-of-staff?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WorkplaceStress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkplaceStress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RespectFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RespectFE</span></a></p>
UCU<p>UCU members at five colleges in Cleveland, Redcar and Stockton-on-Tees have renewed their mandate to take strike action.</p><p>The strike vote is the latest escalation in the long running dispute over the 22/23 pay award. It comes after staff took six days of strike action and rejected employer Education Training Collective's (ETC) latest offer.</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13544/Staff-at-North-East-college-group-renew-strike-mandate-with-yes-vote?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=pay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13544/Staff</span><span class="invisible">-at-North-East-college-group-renew-strike-mandate-with-yes-vote?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=pay</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a></p>
UCU<p>Staff at Myerscough College have won a pay rise of up to 12.8%.</p><p>UCU members at Myerscough only won recognition at the college last year making this year the first time it has had to bargain with the union. UCU said the pay deal is the best staff have seen in years, showing the importance of unionising.</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13545/Staff-at-Myerscough-College-win-pay-rise-of-up-to-12.8?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=FEpay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13545/Staff</span><span class="invisible">-at-Myerscough-College-win-pay-rise-of-up-to-12.8?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=FEpay</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TradeUnions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeUnions</span></a></p>
UCU<p>A strike ballot has now opened at New College Durham in a dispute over low pay after staff voted to reject a paltry offer of 4% (from August 2023). The most recent college accounts show it has over £9m in assets, up £2m on the year before, and is rated as having outstanding financial health by the UK government's Education and Skills Funding Agency. UCU research shows it spends less of its income on pay than any other college in the region.</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13500/Strike-ballot-at-New-College-Durham-over-low-pay?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13500/Strik</span><span class="invisible">e-ballot-at-New-College-Durham-over-low-pay?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a></p>
UCU<p>Staff at five colleges in Cleveland, Redcar and Stockton-on-Tees will strike on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 March.</p><p>The strikes come after an overwhelming 79.3% of UCU members at Bede Sixth Form College, NETA Training Group, Stockton Riverside College, The Skills Academy and Redcar and Cleveland College who voted, rejected the latest pay offer from employer Education Training Collective (ETC). Turnout was 64%.</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13489/Two-new-strike-dates-at-North-East-college-group-in-low-pay-dispute?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13489/Two-n</span><span class="invisible">ew-strike-dates-at-North-East-college-group-in-low-pay-dispute?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RespectFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RespectFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strikes</span></a></p>
UCU<p>Around 20 staff leave Tyne Coast College today with more cuts on the horizon.</p><p>The departures come after management told staff many would lose their jobs in a bid to make cuts of up to £1 million. </p><p>UCU regional support official Jon Bryan said, 'today will be a sad day for many people across the college, as staff with bags of experience will leave work for home for the last time.'</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13482/20-staff-at-Tyne-Coast-College-lose-their-jobs?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=cuts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13482/20-st</span><span class="invisible">aff-at-Tyne-Coast-College-lose-their-jobs?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=cuts</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TyneCoastCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TyneCoastCollege</span></a></p>
UCU<p>**The Future of Work in Post-16 Education: project launch event**</p><p>New technology is reshaping education, but it puts our personal data & ability to own the work we create at risk.</p><p>How should UCU members respond to the threats & opportunities new tech brings?</p><p>Join our launch event & get involved:<br>📅 Monday 29 January <br>⏰ 5.30pm-6.30pm</p><p>Aimed at UCU members, but open to non-members also.</p><p>Registration link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lc-2qqD4iHd1B-Rnp80LReFc8ZenOFIMq" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist</span><span class="invisible">er/tZ0lc-2qqD4iHd1B-Rnp80LReFc8ZenOFIMq</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/IntellectualProperty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualProperty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKHE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKHE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a></p>
UCU<p>UCU today slammed Tyne Coast College for putting 54 staff at risk of redundancy.</p><p>Earlier this week Tyne Coast College principal Mandy Morris emailed staff claiming the jobs are at risk because the college must make 'efficiencies' and blamed a 'recognised national decline in higher education.' </p><p>UCU has written to demand the college stop all individual consultation meetings and start meaningfully consulting with UCU as required by law. </p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13422/Over-50-staff-threatened-with-job-losses-at-Tyne-Coast-College?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=FE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13422/Over-</span><span class="invisible">50-staff-threatened-with-job-losses-at-Tyne-Coast-College?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=FE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a></p>
UCU<p>UCU members at Capital City College Group (CCCG), London's largest further education college group, begin eight days of strike action today in their dispute over pay.</p><p>CCCG has already seen three days of strikes in what began as a national dispute over low pay and poor working conditions. With 60 colleges having settled with pay awards of up to 10% CCCG is an isolated employer and must settle the dispute.</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13417/8-days-of-strike-action-begins-today-at-Londons-biggest-college?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13417/8-day</span><span class="invisible">s-of-strike-action-begins-today-at-Londons-biggest-college?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RespectFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RespectFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strikes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a></p>
UCU<p>UCU members at Bede Sixth Form College, NETA Training Group, Stockton Riverside College, The Skills Academy, & Redcar and Cleveland College are striking today and tomorrow over pay. </p><p>An offer of 3% for 22/23 from their employer body, the Education Training Collective (ETC), was overwhelmingly rejected.</p><p>ETC has over £4m cash in the bank and is trying to recruit staff for less than £23k.</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13407/Strikes-on-tomorrow-and-Wednesday-at-five-colleges-across-the-North-East?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13407/Strik</span><span class="invisible">es-on-tomorrow-and-Wednesday-at-five-colleges-across-the-North-East?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RespectFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RespectFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strikes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a></p>
UCU<p>Staff at five colleges in Cleveland, Redcar and Stockton-on-Tees will strike tomorrow and Wednesday in a long-running dispute over low pay.</p><p>The strikes are going ahead at Bede Sixth Form College, NETA Training Group, Stockton Riverside College, The Skills Academy, and Redcar and Cleveland College after employer body the Education Training Collective (ETC) refused to make an improved offer on pay. </p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13407/Strikes-on-tomorrow-and-Wednesday-at-five-colleges-across-the-North-East?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13407/Strik</span><span class="invisible">es-on-tomorrow-and-Wednesday-at-five-colleges-across-the-North-East?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=RespectFE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RespectFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RespectFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strike</span></a></p>
UCU<p>Staff at 11 colleges across England are on picket lines this morning as they begin three days of consecutive strike action over low pay and poor working conditions.</p><p>It's very disappointing some hold out college bosses have refused to give their staff the pay rise they deserve, given strikes have been called off at 32 colleges after pay offers at or above the 6.5% recommended by the employer body, the Association of Colleges.</p><p><a href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13284/Three-day-strike-over-low-pay-goes-ahead-tomorrow-at-11-colleges" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucu.org.uk/article/13284/Three</span><span class="invisible">-day-strike-over-low-pay-goes-ahead-tomorrow-at-11-colleges</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RespectFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RespectFE</span></a></p>
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