29 colleges facing industrial action

See the full results of the Respect FE industrial action ballots here.

Jo Grady, UCU general secretary, reported that:

• the overall YES vote for action was 89.9%
• turnout was 57.8%
• 29 out of 33 branches originally balloted gained a mandate for action (aggregated by employer).

She said 'this is an outstanding set of results. 29 is by far the largest number of FE branches to cross that turnout threshold in one ballot since the threshold became law in 2016. It shows just how much this campaign matters to members and also how hard UCU branches and staff have worked to get organised and strike-ready'.

UCU's FEC officers will now start putting together a plan of industrial action, but in the meantime employer's have plenty of time to consider these ballot results and come back with an acceptable offer.

Read her email to members here.

Colleges facing action

Abingdon & Witney College

Bath College

Blackburn College

Bridgwater and Taunton College

Chichester College Group, colleges in this employer group:

•     Chichester College Group (Crawley)
•     Chichester College Group (Chichester)

City College Plymouth

City of Bristol College

Croydon College

Derby College

Halesowen College

Hereward College of FE

Lambeth College

New College Swindon

Newcastle College Group, colleges in this employer group:

•     Lewisham College - Lewisham Way
•     Lewisham College - Deptford
•     Southwark College
•     Carlisle College
•     Newcastle College
•     West Lancashire College

Sandwell College of FHE

South & City College Birmingham, colleges in this employer group:

•     BournvilleCollege of FE
•     South & City College Birmingham

Sparsholt College Hampshire (Inc Andover College)

Strode College

Truro & Penwith College

Weston College

Wiltshire College

Yeovil College