FE IOU Campaign

FE IOU Campaign: Pay success at College of North-West London!
The FE IOU campaign notched up yet another success this week as members at College of North-West London reached agreement with their management over implementation of the 2004 pay agreement. CNWL was one of the first wave of colleges targeted by UCU and the branch, supported by regional and national officers had fought a hugely energetic campaign, including three days of solid strike action. These efforts finally brought the college management to the negotiating table and late on Wednesday, news broke that an agreement had been reached. Members at CNWL have rammed home the message that sustained, focused and determined action brings results.

FE IOU Campaign: Croydon College UCU – still here, still angry and still determined to win pay justice:
On the same day that College of North-West London finally reached agreement, members at another of the outstanding ‘first wave’ IOU colleges delivered an impressive day of strike action. UCU members at Croydon College are angry that their management is still refusing to negotiate meaningfully to implement the 2004 pay spine and on Wednesday morning, they were out in force outside the Fairfield building. More than 30 pickets turned out to send a clear message to management that they will not give up or go away. As the example of College of North-West London shows, persistence will tell. On behalf of the branch, thanks to everyone who sent messages of support to Croydon. Click here for more, including pictures from the picket lines: http://www.ucu.org.uk/iou. For the union’s press release, click here: http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=3896

Half day conference

Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training

A half-day conference on Tuesday 23 June 2009, 9.30 am - 1.00 pm at Weetwood Hall, University of Leeds hosted by the University of Leeds Post-14 Research Group to launch the report of the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training

http://www.education.leeds.ac.uk/research/lifelong/seminars.php

For other locations see: http://www.nuffield14-19review.org.uk/events.shtml

Ballot opens at 3 IOU colleges – send your messages of support

Members at City College Birmingham, Leeds College of Art and Design and Suffolk New College began voting on whether to take strike action this week in the latest phase of the IOU campaign. Management at all three colleges have failed to implement the 2004 national pay agreement which improved FE lecturers' pay.

UCU has targeted around 20 colleges in the last six months and all but a handful are now in negotiations or have reached settlements. These may look like local campaigns but in reality this is a national campaign about our ability to hold employers to national agreements. That's why it's so important that these members get our support.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
Please send messages of support to the branches via Jonathan white at jwhite@ucu.org.uk

For more on this story and the latest updates, click here: www.ucu.org.uk/iou