Author: unionadmin
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No ifs….and definitely no butts……
A strange thing happened on our latest UCU picket this morning (Wednesday 15th). A key point of the UCU Four Fights Campaign has been to demand action is taken to end the gender pay gap – which we don’t think the university sector is taking seriously enough. As we were setting up the UCU picket,…
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A nice way to end the (picketing) week…
As well as a long on-line interview on the Scotsman’s Video page (see below, or directly here), the UCU@GCU picket had the young team in action again today, helping their parents spread the message for fair pay. And again – our students augmented with new faces, gave us so much support (before disappearing to add…
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Why does it always rain on me….?
By Travis helped keep wet spirits up as the new Gazebo (see caledonianunion passim) was set up and ready for a wet day of picketing. As always, students were out to help, and Louisa Richardson, the Students union women’s officer brought along some new customised stickers and also took away one of our new placards…
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Love was in the air…..but pay still wasn’t fair
We were joined in force by the Young Team today, including Piper and Asher, who made sure everyone knew that this strike was a family affair. Despite a tremendous Valentines Spotify Playlist by UCU President Catriona Mowat there was no obvious melting of the hearts at GCU management and pickets were left awaiting news from…
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Glad you joined the show…. and how was breakfast?
Given that the Unison cleaning staff had been on the picket line since 6.30 this morning (and similarly the two days before), it wasn’t surprising that UCU members arriving only at 8 am were greeted with friendly statements of the nature of ‘Glad you did decide to join the show eventually….’ and enquiries like ‘so…
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More than all right on the night.
Unison@GCU take the extra step for fair pay@GCU At a time when most staff were either in bed or heading there, GCU security guards joined other Unison members at the change of shift, and marched out for fair pay, making the point that many of us miss – that some of our staff work all…
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We are the University for the Common Good. Management needs to reconsider its position on pay deductions
It’s the role of the Trade Unions to speak for, defend, and act for staff at GCU. Management manage the operation of the university, under the strategic eye of the University Court. Peoples Services (HR) are expected to help smooth relationships between both sides if necessary. Relationships here were certainly not always smooth – for…
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Come on GCU management – put your head above the parapet – tell UCEA to give your staff fair pay
In the best picket turnout for at least 10 years, UCU and EIS members protested for fair pay at GCU, asking that our management put their head above the parapet and voice staff concerns to UCEA, demanding that staff are taken seriously and that their demands not be dismissed as an ‘April Fool’s joke’ And…
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Weather, what weather? We want fair pay
Despite some good Glasgow weather (aka dreich, dreich, dreich, and the wind blowing a hooley) UCU and EIS Union members were out before 8 am today at Glasgow Caledonian making the case for financial justice and fair pay at our ‘University for the common good. With some good Spotify playlists courtesy of Karen and others…
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Why have been forced to go on strike again
Both the UCU and EIS will be out on strike on Wednesday 1st February Both our unions felt there was no option but to go on strike in November, to show the UK management of UK universities wages and conditions – UCEA (the University and College Employers Association) – that after 13 years of wages…
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