Author: unionadmin
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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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Fierce, Fabulous and Feminist – fighting for our futures
The sun shone for the GCU pickets (and why shouldn’t it!) on the third day of the UCU’s action at Glasgow Caledonian when well over 30 pickets joined the several hundred members who were striking for better pay and conditions. Earlier a selection of UCU Elves had made their point beside the GCU Christmas tree…
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Time to take our catering back, and reward our catering staff properly
Some years ago, a campaign by the Combined Union Committee saved the jobs of the majority of GCU catering staff – due to be paid off by Glasgow Caledonian University just before Christmas 2016. This involved a threatened boycott by staff if the redundancies went ahead, and also led to questions in the Scottish Parliament.…
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We’ve been underpaying our staff admits GCU Principal
In our campus trade unions’ appeal to students in the week beginning 14th November, we explained our case for better pay and conditions, and called on students to contact Pamela Gillies, Principal of GCU, and ask her to pressurise the University and Colleges Employers Association to award staff a fair wage. Staff have lost 25%…
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Another good turnout on day two of our joint action
Day two of strike action at GCU started well and early again though we were glad of the weights that stopped the Gazebo going skyward, given the turn in the weather. Again a great and positive response from students – including some GCU journalism students who came down to interview pickets for their ‘newsdays’ assignments.…
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When we come together our voices are more powerful..
Building on from our colleagues in Unison on Monday and Tuesday, the combined forces of the UCU and EIS mounted what must be one of the biggest pickets seen at Glasgow Caledonian University in the last ten years. In a carnival atmosphere, where the rain stayed off, and passing cars, lorries, fire engines, and taxis…
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Tremendous two days of action by Unison staff at GCU
Some of the photos from the fantastic two days of picketing carried out by Unison members of staff at GCU which was warmly supported by students – some of whom had even turned out for the launch of action at midnight on Sunday. Its effectiveness can be shown by the response to a member of…
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