UCU confirmed staff at five colleges across London are on picket lines this morning as they begin three consecutive days of strike action over low pay.
The full strike days are:
- Monday 17 October
- Tuesday 18 October
- Wednesday 19 October.
Staff at the colleges have already taken four days of strike action over the past two weeks in a dispute centred on low pay. The colleges are part of the same employer group, New City College. UCU is demanding it makes a pay offer that reflects the soaring cost of living. In June, employer representative the Association of Colleges made a pay recommendation of just 2.5%. RPI inflation is now at 12.3%.
