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Stand Up (comedy)…for your rights… at GCU
Tuesday 28th January saw Unison member Eddie McKean donating part of his lunch time to give striking UCU members and their supporters at GCU the opportunity to be the audience for some of his latest stand up routines – normally seen at comedy fairs as part of the ‘Bright Club’ of academic stand ups. Hosted…
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GCU Students continue to support Lecturers’ Action
The Executive Committee of the GCU Students association today issued a statement in support of the continuing action by lecturers for Fair Pay. In a statement on their blog they said: “The Students’ Association Executive Committee (Full time officers) believe fair pay is crucial in improving the student experience by ensuring the University attracts excellent…
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UCU@GCU commemorates Holocaust Day
The Twenty Seventh January is Holocaust Memorial Day, and the UCU held a stall to commemorate this in the Saltire where anti-fascist and anti-racist materials were given out and the ‘Gathering the Voices‘ project – supported by some of our own students at GCU was publicised. In 2013 UCU won an award for their commemoration…
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GCU Staff ‘bistro break’ for fair pay goes well
Striking Glasgow Caledonian staff enjoyed a warm welcome from officers of the GCU Students association, and from the students present during their two hours extended ‘Bistro break’ in the students association building. Staff from all three Schools, central services and the Yunus institute took advantage of the two hours to discuss their respective experiences working…
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UCU regrets management increasing disruption to students
The UCU at Glasgow Caledonian today announced their regret at the GCU management’s decision regarding forthcoming industrial action, which threatens to massively increase the disruption faced by students at GCU. The union had informed management that there will be a strike for exactly 2 hours, between 11 – 1 on Thursday 23rd January. Staff during…
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More Tea with your strike? UCU @ GCU calls 2 hour break on Thursday and Tuesday
Following the failure of the university employers association to offer a decent pay increase, the UCU throughout the UK will be holding a series of 2-hour long strikes – in the shape of an extended coffee/tea break – in the next three weeks. The dates and times of the strikes will be Thursday 23rd January…
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University Union slams ‘Elite University Bosses’
Unite the Union, one of the unions representing staff at Glasgow Caledonian today slammed what they called ‘Elite University Bosses’ at the Russell Group of Universities – which in Scotland includes Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and St Andrews universities. Glasgow Caledonian University is not a member of this group – being a member, instead of the…
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GCU Unions clarify management’s misunderstandings
Following the misleading announcement by HR that current pay negotiations are ‘concluded’ the Combined Unions at Glasgow Caledonian issued the following statement to members today: Hi all You will have seen the email from the head of HR regarding the ongoing industrial dispute which four trade unions (EIS, UCU, UNISON and UNITE) and the decision…
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GCU Unions reject suggestion pay round is ‘concluded’
In an extremely surprising e-mail today university management at Glasgow Caledonian seem to have accepted the suggestion of the university employers representatives UCEA that the pay round has been ‘concluded’ and following this have decided to impose the sub inflation ‘rise’ of 1 percent on staff salaries. An email to all GCU staff reads that: “The…
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Robert Gordon University recognises contribution of its staff.
Following the lead of UWS, Robert Gordon University, has also decided to embrace the spirit of Christmas and pay its staff a bonus “to recognise the contribution of staff to another very successful period covering the financial year 2012-13” The e-mail to all staff from their Principal is below. We’re still hoping for a change of…
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