More than 150 college staff have begun a four-day strike over what their union called a "derisory" pay offer.
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at Kirklees College in Huddersfield and Dewsbury said they had been offered a 1% increase.
The UCU said some staff were struggling during the cost-of-living crisis, with a number using food banks.
The college said it was facing "financial challenges" due to the impact of inflation.
Julie Kelley from the UCU said the college needed to make a pay offer that would "meet soaring household costs or it will face continued disruption".
"We are in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, yet our members are being forced out onto picket lines to fight for fair pay," she said.
