Lanarkshire college staff set for one-day strike in row over pay

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College staff in Lanarkshire are set to walk out on strike for one day in a row over pay. UNISON said more than 2,000 members in colleges across Scotland will walk out on Thursday, September 7.

These include South Lanarkshire College in East Kilbride and the New College Lanarkshire campuses in Motherwell, Coatbridge, Cumbernauld and Hamilton.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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It’s unacceptable, even by the standards of the college sector, to take this long to agree a pay deal.“The employers’ idea of a resolution to the crisis is to threaten our members with compulsory redundancy.“Effectively