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Category: UCU

  • UCU to strike at GCU on Thursday 24th March

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    It’s our jobs and our future we’re striking about. We urge all members of UCU  to support your union and the fight for our jobs and our future by taking action on Thursday 24th March. GCU’s management has cynically stated: “The local UCU ballot results were combined with those at other institutions, so we are…

  • Why we support the students

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    A joint statement from UCU and NUS Scotland calls for support from academics for the NUS campaign to reclaim their voice. It says: “Students have been proud to be at the forefront of challenging the Coalition Government’s austerity measures. The dismantling of our education, for generations to come, is nothing short of criminal. So from…

  • Letter in Scotsman about ‘deeply secretive and incestuous system’ at GCU

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    Here is the text of a letter from UCU Scotland in reply to David Beeby’s letter in the Scotsman of 2nd March: David Beeby, Executive Director of Finance, is correct to state (letters 2 March) that senior staff at Caledonian university are paid at the same ludicrous rate as comparable universities. The burgeoning budget for…

  • ‘Egregious dissemblance’ from GCU management

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    GCU management reported on the BBC website that staff have broken through the £70k salary threshold because of nationally negotiated salary increases: http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/231687-top-salaries-at-glasgow-caledonian-university-branded-disgraceful/ However, the range of salaries on the scale subject to national negotiation is here: http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2210 and as you will see the highest salary falls far short of £70k. Any member of staff who…