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21 March 2007
51¸£Àû today said the chancellor needed to demonstrate his commitment to all areas of education. The union welcomed the extra money for the education sector, but warned…
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8 March 2007
An industrial tribunal has ruled that further education colleges in Northern Ireland failed to pay over 70 lecturers their proper pay since 2001. The decision,…
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22 February 2007
Teachers and lecturers do, on average, more than 11 hours of unpaid work every week, according to figures released today. If the staff were paid for their additional…
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30 January 2007
Northern Ireland's 16 further education colleges were hit hard by strike action on 29 January as college lecturers took their 6th day of strike action since last…
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14 December 2006
The threat of industrial action is looming in Wales after college employers failed to agree to talks on lecturers' hours, holidays and workloads, despite continued…
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14 December 2006
The secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Peter Hain, has agreed to meet a union deputation on the FE dispute on 15 January 2007 thanks to approaches from 51¸£Àû…
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20 November 2006
A new push in colleges in England that haven't yet brought lecturers' pay closer to that of school teachers was announced today by 51¸£Àû. Thanks to determined action…
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16 November 2006
Strike action in Northern Ireland FE branches on 16 November was once again strongly supported by members, reports regional official Jim McKeown. 51¸£Àû congratulates…
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10 November 2006
Lecturers at Northern Ireland's 16 further education colleges will take strike action again next Thursday, 16 November. This is the fifth day of strike action in…
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6 November 2006
51¸£Àû's campaign to get the new pay scales implemented in all colleges has reached an important milestone. Latest information now shows 51% of colleges have reached…
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