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GCU Students support staff strikes
In a very helpful statement to staff forced to go on strike this week for decent pay, the full time officers of the GCU students association last week issued the statement we reprint below with thanks Staff who are members of the UCU, EIS and Unison Trade Unions have voted to go on strike action…
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UCU asks all staff to contact MSPs about casualisation in post -16 education sector – please help
Ask your MSP to sign Katy Clark MSP has submitted a motion on casualisation in higher education and FE in the Scottish Parliament. The motion, which references the current UCU disputes and strike action, has been signed by Labour, SNP and Green MSPs and will now be considered for debate in the Parliament. The more MSPs that sign…
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UCU@GCU to be reballoted about possible strike action and ASOS in favour of better wages and conditions
A meeting of the UCU Higher Education Committee has decided that all branches of UCU are to be reballoted for future possible industrial action around their wages and conditions campaign. This would allow the renewal of a mandate for strike action and action short of a strike once their original mandate ends on May 3rd.…
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Re-imagining a university….
Imagine…… a real University for the Common Good Have you ever imagined……. what would happen if GCU could be re-made, and re-imagined, run and resourced in a manner that was based on the vision, outlook and understanding of its staff and students? What would the university look like in 2030 – how would our vision…
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Workload a key issue at GCU says UCU
The recent AGM of the UCU discussed its work in the coming year, as the university moves to more on-campus delivery. Towering above the other issues was the need for university action on workload. Despite amazing efforts by all staff throughout the pandemic to keep the university going workload pressure is still far too high. Court…
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Well, that’s the second week of this phase of industrial action over!
One of the strongest pickets yet saw a colourful and noisy celebration of our demands in front of the main gate today. We also got tremendous support from passing cars, lorries, Fire Engines, and even a police car, thanks to the work of Suzanne and Alice Meanwhile the student solidarity network was also out leafleting,…
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Spirits high on day three of our Industrial Action
The local Public Service Union PCS were a welcome addition to today’s picket line with Lindsay Morgan and Magnus Hughson bringing along their local banner. And from early on we also had the welcome support from the newly formed Student support network who distributed the excellent GCU students support the strikers leaflet. The facts of…
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UCU still strong on day seven
The last three days since our previous post have been full of activity. With appearances of MSPs and MPs from Labour and SNP, our General Secretary Jo Grady, marches with Strathclyde UCU and finally our noisy presence at the fantastic rally at the Donald Dewar statue we’ve hardly had a minute. Our days have started…
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And it’s goodnight from them….
Once again thanks to the Communications Workers Union, no mail delivered. Today this was joined by a helpful driver from Initial services…. Unfortunate to note however that the suppliers for Baxter Storey the caterers were somewhat less sympathetic. That’s a shame – if they’re serious about being part of the university community they need to…
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Second day of action, and still going strong
Whistles, pooches and leaflets and stickers for graduates plus an alternative University Mission statement all made their appearance on today’s picket line. Together with some great solidarity photos from our GCU students at GCU London and some twitter activity towards Annie Lennox our Chancellor, pickets were again in good spirits – being also joined towards…
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