Glasgow FE college strikes
City of Glasgow College staff who are members of EIS-FELA (the Further Education section of the Scottish teachers union, EIS) have started off the new academic year with a further wave of strikes. The college management is wanting to cut contact-time with students, increase the number of classes timetabled for lecturers, terminate fixed-term contracts of temporary staff, and impose compulsory redundancies. The college halted the process of selection for redundancy over the summer, but has now recommenced it, timetabling meetings for redundancy "consultations" with the members of staff selected...