Author: unionadmin
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Strathclyde University rejects link with INTO – Principal claims this shows university exercises ‘Due Diligence’
According to the Glasgow Student Newspaper The Journal, Strathclyde University has withdrawn from talks with INTO. Reporting that “Under the joint venture, which has operated at Glasgow Caledonian University since 2008, overseas students are enrolled in language and foundation courses coordinated by INTO in the hope that they will then progress onto full-time fee-paying programmes…
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Why join a union at GCU? – Five months back pay – that’s one reason!
Staff who were successful in the recent promotions round were shocked to find out that guarantees given by former HR head Jim Gibson were being ignored. A letter from Jim to those applying for promotion clearly stated that the implementation date for the new contracts would be August 1st 2011. However, this was not the…
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Piping in the start of the Demo
Showing that you’d have to get up early in the morning to beat the unions at GCU, a piper regales the security staff as they march off the campus at the turn of midnight on the 29th. Organised by Unison and supported by the joint unions – these staff braved the worst weather Glasgow could…
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FW: November 30th – piping in St Andrews Day as the Security Officers walk out…
A message from Unison: At the stroke of Midnight tonight, UNISON members will be walking out on strike. A piper has been booked and our security officers on duty that night will be piped off campus. This is an important moment and I would love it if as many of you could be there as…
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A message from UCU
Defend Our Pensions Join the STRIKE tomorrow Picket from 8 Rally at GCU at 11 March from 11:30 Rally at Barrowlands at 1:15 Please come to join the picket of the GCU campus whenever you can. UCU will be picketing from 8am but turn up when you can. Invite your friends and family to the…
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A message from Unite
Dear friends Tomorrow, if you work in the public sector, you may be on strike. Or if you don’t work the sector, you will know somebody close to you who has decided to take industrial action. These are our friends, neighbours, colleagues. They care for our children, sick and elderly. They keep our nation safe…
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Combined Union Pre-Strike Rally Nov 29th – ALL OUT ON N30!
The GCU Combined Union Committee have called a Joint Rally for Tuesday Nov 29th – details below. This is called on the eve for the massive strike in defence of pension rights on November 30th. 3 million workers are to take strike action on N30 – this will include those at GCU in 3 unions:…
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Join the march for Pensions Justice – 30th November in Glasgow
The STUC has organised a march for Pensions Justice Wednesday 30th November in Glasgow. All Unions at Glasgow Caledonian are calling for their members to support this. It’s for more than the HE sector. It’s for more than the Public Sector. It’s for more than this generation – it’s for our children, and their children.…
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UCU to join Strike Action on the 30th
University staff in the UCU have voted for strike action in the row over changes to public sector pensions. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) in the Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme (STSS) voted by 2:1 to take strike action in protest at changes to their pensions that would see them pay more and…
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