Planned strike action at Richmond upon Thames College over “fire and rehire” plans have been suspended to enable arbitration talks, the University and College Union has confirmed.
Union members at the college in June announced plans to picket over 14 consecutive days in August and September to coincide with the start of the new term.
It follows five days of industrial action in May after the UCU said management intended to “issue notices to sack every teacher at the college and force them to reapply for their jobs on worse terms and conditions if they wanted to stay.”
But the UCU late on Friday confirmed the latest walkout, which would have affected the enrolment of new students, has been put on ice for now so that talks through the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) can take place.
