BIMM lecturers to strike over restructuring plans at college

Students protesting in support of their lecturers who have been told by their college BIMM Music Institute that their Union will not be recognised. Students came out in support today. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins

Lecturers at Dublin's BIMM Music Institute have voted unanimously to take strike action for five days, starting next week, following management's plans to "cut jobs, restructure teaching roles, and introduce insecure freelance contracts".

The music college, which has seen the likes of members of acclaimed Irish bands such as Fontaines DC and The Murder Capital attend, formally notified the Department of Enterprise of collective redundancies.