Strikes are hitting colleges up and down the country this year as staff continue to fight for fair pay and better working conditions.
Here’s all the action that has been announced so far in 2023.
January
| Name | Disputed pay offer | Strike days |
| Sparsholt College | £850 consolidated rise + one off £450 | 4 |
| Sheffield College | 2.5% | 4 |
February
| Name | Disputed pay offer | Strike days |
| Havant and South Downs College | 3% + one off £400 | 2 |
March
| Name | Disputed pay offer | Strike days |
| City College Norwich | Up to 5.1% | 2 |
April
| Name | Disputed pay offer | Strike days |
| Havant and South Downs College | 3% + one off £400 | 2 |
| Newham Sixth Form College | Working conditions dispute | 30 |
May
| Name | Disputed pay offer | Strike days |
| Darlington College | 3% | 2 |
| Bradford College | 3.2% | 14 |
| City College Norwich | Up to 5.1% | 2 |
| Kirklees College | 2.5% | 4 |
| Barnet & Southgate College | 2.5% | 3 |
| Manchester College | 4.25% | 12 |
June
| Name | Disputed pay offer | Strike days |
| Leeds City College | Up to 4% | 4 |
| Harrogate College | Up to 4% | 4 |
| Kirklees College | 2.5% | 4 |
| Bradford College | 3.2% | 4 |
| Tyne Coast College | 2.5% | 2 |
September
| Name | Disputed pay offer | Strike days |
| Kirklees College | Up to 9.7% | 4 |
| Barnsley College | 2% | 1 |
| York College | 2.5% + non-consolidated payment ranging from £300 to £800 | 2 |
November
| Name | Disputed pay offer | Strike days |
| Bede Sixth Form College, NETA Training Group, Stockton Riverside College, The Skills Academy and Redcar and Cleveland College | 3% | 3 |
| Kirklees College | 10% plus backdated minimum rise of £2,000 and minimum pay increased to real living wage | 2 |
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