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UCU FE Lecturers Vote Overwhelmingly for Strike Action in Pay Dispute with Northern Ireland Colleges

Permalink bbc.co.uk
UCU: Further education union votes for strike action - BBC ucu.org.uk
UCU - Northern Ireland college staff vote to take industrial action ... msn.com
Further education lecturers vote for strike action - MSN wrp.org.uk
National strike needed to defend Further and Higher Education timeshighereducation.com
UCU strike ballot in doubt as emergency meeting called
  • Tuesday, 01 April 2025

Further education lecturers in Northern Ireland, represented by the University and College Union (UCU), have voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike action and action short of strike over pay. The vote was sparked by the UCU's claim that college employers had reneged on a pay deal and Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald had reduced the baseline budget for FE colleges by 7.9% and told them to find £18m of efficiency savings.

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