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Lecturers in the UCU union at Lambeth College in south London were set to strike on Thursday of this week to defend jobs. Up to 97 lecturers and support staff are at risk.

Lecturers in the UCU union struck at Kirklees College in Huddersfield and in Dewsbury on Thursday of this week.

Workers at Chesterfield College struck on Tuesday of this week against compulsory redundancies. They were set to strike again on Thursday.

Around 200 people defied the downpour to demonstrate against planned cuts and job losses of jobs at Lambeth College, south London, on Saturday of last week. 

Lecturers in the UCU union at Chesterfield college plan to continue their strike against redundancies with action this week

Lecturers at Chesterfield College struck yesterday, Thursday, against management plans to impose 70 compulsory redundancies.

The UCU lecturers’ union was set to hold its annual congress from Wednesday of this week. It will be an opportunity to discuss what kind of union higher and further education needs for the 21st century.

Unite union members at the University of Sussex have backed strikes against privatisation in an indicative ballot.

UCU union members at Sussex university have voted by 75 percent for strikes against privatisation in an indicative ballot. The turnout was 60 percent.

Five unions representing workers in higher education have rejected a below-inflation pay offer of 0.5 percent.

The campaign against the privatisation of 235 posts at Sussex University held a week of action last week. 

Three suspended workers at London Metropolitan University were reinstated last week.