Staff at a large Norwich college will go on strike next week over a pay offer of up to 5.1 per cent, which union leaders have dubbed a “huge real terms pay cut”.
But college chiefs have voiced their disappointment that the union has resorted to industrial action over a pay rise that for the lowest earners is double that recommended by the industry body.
University and College Union (UCU) members at City College Norwich and its Easton College and Paston College campuses will take to the picket line on Wednesday and Thursday next week, March 15 and 16.
The college confirmed that plans were being put in place for all of its sites to remain open on the strike days and keep disruption to a minimum, which included making sure that all scheduled exams and assessments “will go ahead as planned”.
