More than 140 jobs at risk at Leeds City College
The University and College Union (UCU) are to ballot over industrial action in response to the college’s plan to reduce full time equivalent posts by 146.
The funding cuts were announced last month in response to central Government reducing further education funding to colleges. Now the college has confirmed how many jobs are a risk.
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Hide AdThe UCU has voiced concern over the scale of redundancies the college is planning.
The union’s regional official Julie Kelley said: “We believe cuts of this size would cause real damage to the region’s chances of offering high-quality training and education for students and local businesses.”
She added: “Industrial action is always a last resort, but UCU will be announcing a timetable for the ballots in the next few days and regrettably strike action cannot be ruled out.”
The union is also planning industrial action at Bradford College where job cuts are being proposed.
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Hide AdLeeds City College said it wanted to minimise the need for compulsory redundancies through voluntary severance.