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Lecturers return to the picket lines in pay row
New Lambeth College staff employed on inferior terms

LECTURERS at a south London college returned to the picket lines yesterday after months of unrelenting attacks on their pay and conditions.

The latest wave of strikes by Lambeth College workers is set to lead to all-out indefinite action in the new year.

University and College Union (UCU) members first walked out during the summer over a two-tier system of contracts, where newly employed teachers are made to work more hours for less pay.

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