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28/03/2007
Local lecturers strike over pay
Lecturers across Northern Ireland are taking strike action as part of a long-running dispute over pay.
It is the seventh strike by the 16 Further Education colleges who are seeking pay parity between lecturers and school teachers.
The action began last year when lecturers demanded parity with teachers in schools, who are paid around £3,500 more a year.
Last month, however, a Whitehall Committee rejected the union’s attempts to relax the cap on public sector pay.
(JM/KMcA)
It is the seventh strike by the 16 Further Education colleges who are seeking pay parity between lecturers and school teachers.
The action began last year when lecturers demanded parity with teachers in schools, who are paid around £3,500 more a year.
Last month, however, a Whitehall Committee rejected the union’s attempts to relax the cap on public sector pay.
(JM/KMcA)
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Almost 2,000 lecturers in Northern Ireland's 16 further education colleges are taking part in another day of strike action over a pay dispute. This is the second time within a week that the the teachers have taken part in industrial action.
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Almost 2,000 lecturers in Northern Ireland's 16 further education colleges are taking part in another day of strike action over a pay dispute. This is the second time within a week that the the teachers have taken part in industrial action.
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