Not lost in translation
At the time of writing, UCU members at Tower Hamlets College in East London have been on all-out strike for three weeks.
Our campaign started in June when we received notice of £2 million cost efficiency savings and cuts to over 40 posts and 1,000 English for Speakers of Other Languages (Esol) places. Our branch began the ballot, fearing cuts. But then the news of what was proposed hit us late on a Friday afternoon and we all went home in shock.