Colleges in Cumbria took strike action on 24th March 2011 to fight to keep a decent pension and to try and negotiate a better pay rise than the derisory 0.2% that has been offered. In the run up to the strike, there was some good coverage of the issues, including:
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/carlisle-college-lecturers-set-to-strike-in-pay-row-1.818871?referrerPath=home/2.3320
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/college-staff-to-strike-1.820269?referrerPath=news
Picket Line at Kendal College (above) which had a good turnout, support from students and a visit from the press.
On the day, some strikers travelled to Newcastle for the march and mass rally and the media covered the action as well (see link below)
Media coverage of the strike action includes:
