Created on: 25 Jun 2026
EIS FELA members at City of Glasgow College engaged in a programme of industrial action from 2022-2023 as part of a local dispute over cuts and compulsory redundancy at COGC.
Key aims of the 2022 dispute at COGC was to save members’ jobs, ensure a fair and sustainable workload which doesn’t harm students’ education, put learning support lecturers at the heart of their work, and ensure there is a shift to positive industrial relations going forward. Due to sustained industrial action by the branch, management were forced to halt their programme of compulsory redundancy.
In June 2022, as part of their dispute, the EIS published findings of the EIS-FELA City of Glasgow College Workplace Culture Survey which showed that:
• Less than 20% of members thought the college was committed to Fair Work practices
• 76% said they were dissatisfied with the culture in the workplace
• Over 76% believe there is an authoritarian leadership style
• Around 60% said they had experienced or are aware of bullying (or other unfair treatment) in the workplace
• 62% said they do not feel respected or valued as a lecturer within the college
A full copy of the survey data is available here.