Author: unionadmin
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Caledonian unions celebrate impact of migration
Staff and students came out for a quick pic on the nationally organised ‘One Day Without Us’ day of action on February 20th. Speaking after the photoshoot UCU local president Douglas Chalmers said “there’s hardly a family in the West of Scotland which isn’t built on immigration either now or in the past. And it’s…
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Staff extremely concerned with GCU New York situation
Second all staff meeting within two months voices concerns. A second concerned meeting of GCU staff called by the combined unions discussed the situation in GCU New York, and the effect that the current failure to obtain a licence was having on the Glasgow campus through knock on budget pressures. Following only two months after an earlier…
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GCU staff vote for boycott if catering jobs are lost
Despite being called during one of the busiest teaching days of the week, and at less than a week’s notice, a concerned meeting of university staff voted unanimously that they would boycott any new outlets set up by outside caterers if such a move had resulted in job losses for our existing catering staff. The vote took…
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GCU combined unions call all staff meeting Monday 21st November
The Combined Unions at GCU have called an all staff meeting next Monday, 21st November The University is facing a £3 million deficit. GCU management plans for a “New York Campus” are 3 years behind schedule and are costing millions of pounds per year. A dispute between GCU and Cordia threatened 70 of our catering…
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Scottish Parliament support reprieve for GCU catering workers jobs
“Parliament welcomes the change of heart by the management of Glasgow Caledonian University, where catering staff had previously been told that their jobs would disappear by 16 December 2016” Campus unions and catering staff at GCU are heartened by parliamentary support for the change of heart by GCU management regarding catering workers’ futures at the university.…
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Reprieve for threatened workers as catering common sense is applied at GCU
It’s official – Xmas is not cancelled – catering contract change postponed till April 2017 Although it’s not the end of the story, 69 families will now be facing Christmas with a much happier outlook following the welcome announcement that the early termination of GCU’s contract with Cordia is…well… terminated. The staff were told just…
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GCU Petition signed by 1000+ within 24 hours
Within 24 hours of its launch, over 1000 people had signed the petition in favour of talks to ensure no jobs are lost from catering staff at GCU following the university’s early termination of their Cordia contract, and Cordia’s apparent disregard of their obligations to the same staff, telling them ‘After 15th December you will…
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Sign the petition to help save GCU Catering Staff jobs
A petition has been created on line which we are urging all concerned to sign. Hundreds of staff and students have already signed the paper petition that till today has been available at the tills in the refectory and other food outlets. It is our understanding that following pressure from the university, Cordia have now…
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A dark day for the University for the Common Good
Catering workers in tears as 69 told they will be on the dole two weeks before Christmas. It’s not often that work as a trade union representative brings me to the edge of tears, but as I watched four of the Cordia catering staff – all women who had sold me coffee and sandwiches at…
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Campus Unions and Student Association pledge continued close working
Campus trade unions and reps of the GCU Students’ Association met on Monday 31st October as part of their regular update on issues of common concern. Issues discussed included the implications of the current Portfolio Review for jobs and the student experience, the effects of the new timetabling service on staff conditions and student teaching,…
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