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College lecturers in Scotland vote for strike action

BBC News Published College lecturers in Scotland have voted in favour of strike action. The ballot was arranged by the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), which said 92% of those who took part in the ballot voted for the action on a turnout of 60%. It follows claims by the union that some roles were being replaced with lower paid posts. Colleges Scotland, representing employers, has criticised the action and said no such plans were in place. EIS general secretary Larry Flanagan said any cuts in the middle of the pandemic must be stopped , with the ballot result to be considered next week.

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East and Africa

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East and Africa 11 February 2021 invites workers and other readers to contribute  to this regular feature. Energy engineers at British Gas continue strikes Engineers at energy company British Gas, part of the Centrica group, are continuing their programme of strikes. British Gas supplies gas and electric energy and services equipment and has around 20,000 employees. A four-day strike is due to begin today, with further four-day actions planned for February 19 and 26. The GMB union members are opposing “fire and rehire” plans by British Gas to undermine workers’ conditions and cut pay by 20 percent. Around 7,500 workers are involved, including 4,000 service and repair gas engineers, 1,700 smart metering engineers, 600 central heating installers, 540 electrical engineers and 170 specialist business gas engineers. The strikes have led to a backlog of 170,000 boiler repairs and the delay of 200,000 service visits.

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