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Defend Jobs and Education at Tower Hamlets College

John Budis | 09.06.2009 10:13 | Repression | Workers' Movements

College announce massive cuts to jobs and student provision. Staff and students respond.

Staff Student walkout
Staff Student walkout

Staff Student Walkout
Staff Student Walkout

Staff student walkout
Staff student walkout


Staff and students at Tower Hamlets College are taking action to defend education and jobs. Despite planning this from January of this Year Senior Management released a document called ‘Securing the Future’ which heralds cuts of nearly 2 million pounds only last Friday 5th June. It announced a 30 day countdown to:
• Sack over 60 teaching and support staff
• Change staff contracts
• Increase workload
• Decimate the college’s ESOL provision
Staff and students have responded quickly to this cynical deadline imposed at a time when staff and students are at their most vulnerable.
• Hundreds of staff and students walked out and held a demonstration yesterday 8th June.
• Heads of Programme are refusing to cooperate with senior management, have passed a vote of no confidence in the Principal and Head of Finance and are conveying this message to the Board of Governors
• A demonstration is planned for 4pm today outside the college in Poplar High Street
Come and join us!
Please send messages of support to
 jbudis@tower.ac.uk

John Budis
- e-mail: jbudis@tower.ac.uk