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| Scottish college lecturers vote to strike over pay | Scottish college lecturers vote to strike over pay |
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| College lecturers across Scotland are to go on strike over pay. | College lecturers across Scotland are to go on strike over pay. |
| The first of a potential series of strikes will take place on 17 March. | |
| Almost nine out of 10 lecturers who took part in the ballot voted for strike action. Scotland's largest teaching union, the EIS, said turnout was 61%. | Almost nine out of 10 lecturers who took part in the ballot voted for strike action. Scotland's largest teaching union, the EIS, said turnout was 61%. |
| Colleges Scotland, the body that represents Scotland's colleges, has said the pay offer which it put before the union is the best deal possible. | Colleges Scotland, the body that represents Scotland's colleges, has said the pay offer which it put before the union is the best deal possible. |
| If the dispute is not settled, members of the EIS Further Education Lecturers Association may go on strike on two days during the following week. | If the dispute is not settled, members of the EIS Further Education Lecturers Association may go on strike on two days during the following week. |
| And after Easter, they may walk out on three days every week - potentially including the day of the Scottish election on 5 May. | And after Easter, they may walk out on three days every week - potentially including the day of the Scottish election on 5 May. |
| The dispute is linked to the return of national pay bargaining in the sector. | The dispute is linked to the return of national pay bargaining in the sector. |
| Lecturers at most colleges are angry about a 1% pay offer and are concerned about the differences between pay at different colleges. | Lecturers at most colleges are angry about a 1% pay offer and are concerned about the differences between pay at different colleges. |
| They claim there are disparities of up to £10,000 a year. | They claim there are disparities of up to £10,000 a year. |
| The dispute at colleges in Glasgow is over a distinct issue - the union wants these colleges to join the national pay bargaining set-up. | The dispute at colleges in Glasgow is over a distinct issue - the union wants these colleges to join the national pay bargaining set-up. |