Widespread disruption is expected to further education courses as the strike could go on for months.
The starting salary for a full-time FE lecturer in Northern Ireland is about £25,000 a year, although some staff are paid on an hourly basis or work part-time.
According to figures published by Colleges Scotland in 2022, new FE lecturers in Northern Ireland earned around £3,000 less than those in Wales and £11,000 less those in Scotland.But more experienced full-time lecturers earned significantly less than their counterparts in England, Scotland and Wales.He said that going on strike was not a decision he took lightly and was a last resort.
"We really believe that we deserve more - not just more money but more respect in what we do and how we do it. In a statement the College Employers' Forum , which represents college management, said the action would "have a negative impact on our learners who have only commenced the 2023-24 academic year".
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