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Wages in the sector have fallen by over 25% in the past decade. When negotiations opened in July, the unions asked for […]

Hundreds of further education (FE) staff will today (Tuesday) vote on taking strike action over pay, says UNISON. Employees at 14 colleges* across England will take part in the ballot including institutions in Bradford, Norwich and Brighton. The dispute is over a national pay offer** from employers which UNISON has rejected and described as ‘derisory’. The […]

Every year, hundreds of meetings on pay take place in FE colleges all across the country, which is expensive and time-consuming

The FE committee is also concerned that the offer is unconsolidated, and that many low-paid workers will be no better off since the ‘bonus’ will be clawed back through the Universal Credit taper […]

If you have any questions in the meantime, please speak with your local UNISON […]

It covered members in colleges without a local agreement. The ballot saw 65.7% of those taking part vote for strike action, which 34.3% […]

Find out if your college is being balloted for action – and phone 0800 0 857 857 if you have not got your ballot paper

Further education members in England reject offer from Association of Colleges in summer consultation

UNISON head of education Jon Richards said: “The government has made some big announcements on further education recently. We’ve heard recognition of the […]

Consultations see members agree pay rises for 2016/17 in both countries – UNISON calls on colleges in England to implement Association of Colleges offer as soon as possible

“Our members want to be able to support young people to reach their full potential, but tell us that they feel desperately undervalued. “We […]

“The employer body has chosen not to use significant increases in core central government funding to invest in college staff, despite unions campaigning alongside AOC to secure it […]

“The Scottish government needs to give additional funding to this deprived sector as they promised in the last Scottish […]