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26 February 2021

College lecturers vote for strike action in defence of lecturing jobs

College lecturer members have overwhelmingly voted in favour of taking strike action to defend lecturing jobs within Scotland’s Further Education Colleges...


09 February 2021

EIS Members at Forth Valley College Balloted for Strike Action

Members of the Forth Valley College EIS-FELA branch have been taking industrial action since November to show their opposition to the College downgrading 30 lecturing posts to Instructor Assessor posts.


05 February 2021

EIS Opens Industrial Action Ballot for College Lecturers

The EIS has opened a statutory industrial action ballot for its lecturer members in Further Education over the replacement of lecturer posts with lesser qualified and lower paid positions.


27 November 2020

EIS Opens National Ballot in Defence of Lecturing jobs in FE

EIS-FELA has opened a national consultative industrial action ballot for lecturers in Scotland’s Further Education Colleges.


27 October 2020

EIS Members at Forth Valley College to take Industrial Action

EIS members at Forth Valley College will take action short of strike over attempts to remove 30 lecturers’ jobs and replace them with support staff.


15 May 2020

COVID-19 Having Disproportionate Impact on Students from Disadvantaged Areas

A new survey, carried out by FELA has confirmed that college students in more deprived areas are facing greater barriers to their learning during the COVID-19 shutdown than students in the least deprived areas


22 April 2020

Online Demo Against Forth Valley College Making Staff Redundant During Pandemic

A mass online demonstration against Forth Valley College’s continuing plans to make lecturing staff redundant during the COVID-19 epidemic will take place on Wednesday 1 April at 1pm.


22 April 2020

Continuing Concern over use of Zero-Hours Contracts in Scottish FE Colleges

The EIS has today expressed serious concern over the continuing use of zero-hours contracts in Scotland’s Further Education colleges.


10 June 2019

FE Lecturers Vote to Accept new pay Offer

Scotland's college lecturers have overwhelmingly voted in favour of accepting a new pay offer.


22 April 2020

EIS Response to Colleges Scotland Open Letter

In response to an open letter Colleges Scotland distributed to College Lecturers today EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said...


13 February 2018

Edinburgh College Industrial Action

Information on Edinburgh College Industrial Action


01 February 2018

Success for Lecturers as Colleges agree to 'Honour the Deal

Success for Lecturers as Colleges agree to 'Honour the Deal


22 April 2020

Zero Hours Contracts

EIS-FELA Report on the FoI Requests on Zero Hours Contracts issued to FE Colleges in Scotland in August 2013


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