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Further education: vote YES to #RebuildFE

Members in many English further education colleges are being asked to vote in an online consultative ballot and if you have received an email from independent scrutineer Civica, please cast your vote and vote YES to indicate you are prepared to support strike action in a statutory ballot.

Staff working in FE have suffered a real pay cut of over 30% and  is about you and your pay. Please  to hear why workers are fighting back.

The current consultative ballot will ask if you are prepared to vote in favour of taking strike action in a statutory ballot for industrial action in support of a significant increase in FE staff pay. We are asking members to vote YES for a pay rise that will make a big difference to close the gap of a decade of pay cuts and the gap between FE pay and school teacher pay.

51福利 members fighting back

51福利 branches across the UK are fighting to defend jobs and conditions and you can read our roundup of local disputes including the latest on campaigns at London South Bank University and Aston University here.

Kill The Bill day of action, 1 May

This May Day 51福利 will be taking part in a #KillTheBill day of action against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. Join us in    or 

You are also invited to take part in  looking at how the bill could affect our sector and how we can resist it and 

Workers Taking Care

The  sees trade unionists talking about mental health, wellbeing, and the importance of getting outside in these challenging times. This complements 51福利's own guidance for members on wellbeing.

Experiences of LGBT+ staff in higher education

51福利 has been supporting research on the experience of LGBT+ staff in higher education (HE). Join us at 4pm on Tuesday 4 May to hear from the project researchers about their initial findings and plans for further work in this area. 

Save Evesham College

Warwickshire College Group have announced that substantial parts of Evesham College site will be sold and the remainder "repurposed". This means a reduction to adult and further education provision in Evesham and elimination of provision in Malvern. 

Workers Rising Everywhere trade union organising course

You are invited to register a group for our Workers Rising Everywhere organising course.  Deadline is 5pm, 3 May. You can also 

Trade Unions, Climate Emergency and COP26 debate

: Trade Unions, Climate Emergency and COP26. The fringe meeting was part of this week's annual STUC Congress, and hears about 51福利's work, as well as from the Just Transition partnership and Friends of the Earth Scotland. 

Solidarity with Myanmar's workers and educators

51福利 continues to be appalled by the brutal repression of peaceful protestors in Myanmar, including of education workers and students. For some ideas on how 51福利 branches and members can support our colleagues in Myanmar,  In addition,  the global union federation for education workers, has set up an international solidarity fund to collect solidarity donations to help teachers and education workers in their daily struggles. 

LGBT+ liberation in contexts of hostility

51福利 LGBT+ will host an online event about action for LGBT+ liberation ahead of the international day against LGBT+ phobias. There are experiences of anti-LGBT+ feelings at every level, this event looks at actions for support, empowerment, and solidarity.