Staff vote for strike action at Truro and Penwith College over job cuts
The dispute centres on plans by college management to cut up to 100 jobs. Some redundancies have already been implemented, and the college has not ruled out making further compulsory job losses
Staff at Truro and Penwith College have voted to strike in protest against planned redundancies and concerns over student provision.
In a ballot held last week, 82% of participating members of the University and College Union (UCU) backed strike action, surpassing the 50% turnout threshold required by law.
The dispute centres on plans by college management to cut up to 100 jobs. Some redundancies have already been implemented, and the college has not ruled out making further compulsory job losses.
A £4.2m funding shortfall for 2024/25 has been attributed to financial mismanagement, with expenditure exceeding income every year since 2017.
UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: “Staff have overwhelmingly backed strike action because they refuse to pay the price for college leadership’s years of economic mismanagement. College bosses now need to rule out compulsory redundancies if they want to avoid strike action and severe disruption on campuses.”
