Planned strike action by staff at Lancaster and Morecambe College has been called off.
The college announced that proposed industrial action by members of the University and College Union (UCU) will not go ahead, and all classes and exams will run this week as scheduled.
Staff had been planning to strike over pay and working conditions.
Other colleges around the UK will be affected by industrial action by UCU members this week (January 14-16).
"We are pleased to announce that the proposed industrial action by UCU members will not be going ahead this week," said a Lancaster and Morecambe College spokesperson, on Tuesday.
"Following negotiations between the college’s senior leadership and UCU representatives, agreements have been put in place in response to concerns around pay and conditions for teaching staff.
"Managers at LMC are fully supportive of the FE (further education) sector’s national campaign for improved investment and had been reviewing pay scales across the whole workforce prior to the UCU action."
Daniel Braithwaite, principal and CEO (below), said “We have been able to negotiate and agree improvements in salary due to a sustained increase in student numbers and efficient financial management.
"We are now focusing on further developing our curriculum to support the continued growth of our 16-18 cohort and expanding our level 3 technical pathways.”
Elsewhere in the UK, college staff will be at picket lines on all three days, with a national rally in Westminster at noon on Friday.
UCU, alongside its sister unions NEU, GMB, UNISON and Unite, is calling for a New Deal for FE, including pay parity with schoolteachers, national workload agreements and a binding national bargaining framework.
"Staff at Lancaster and Morecambe College have voted to accept a pay offer of 4 per cent and pull out of the England-wide college strike action," said a UCU spokesperson on Wednesday.
"The negotiated deal will include: 4 per cent pay rise, additional spine point at the top of the scale, combined increase totalling 7.74 per cent, starting salary to become £30,366 (and) agreement on workload protections including a reduction in annual teaching hours, additional of safety protections and prioritised time for planning and marking
"UCU is urging management at the remaining colleges to come back to the table and make fair pay offers that help close the pay gap between school and college teachers so it can call off the remaining strike action.
"The average college teacher earns £9,000 less than their counterpart does in schools."
Jo Grady, UCU general secretary, said: 'I want to congratulate our members at Lancaster and Morecambe College for winning a pay award that helps bring their salaries into line with their counterparts in schools.
"It is down to the determination and incredible solidarity of our members which shows what can be achieved when workers unionise and stand together.
"To avoid disruption on campus this week, leaders at colleges where we are still in dispute need to make meaningful offers and show they value their staff."
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