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LECTURERS at dozens of sixth-form colleges staged a fifth day of strike action yesterday as part of their fight for increased funding.
Members of the National Education Union at 35 sixth-form colleges and 16-19 education academies are also seeking improved pay and employment conditions.
But their main demand is for the government to use the forthcoming Budget to plug the £700 million shortfall in its current education strategy.
By making it simpler to support workers in struggle, Strike Map’s new Solidarity Fund aims to strengthen strikes when they need it most, write ROBERT POOLE and HENRY FOWLER
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
Cuts are sweeping campuses as cash-strapped universities slash staff and politicians fail to act on a growing funding emergency. VINCE MILLS reports
