Category: UCU
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Ensure UCU joins with EIS, Unison and Unite – Vote ‘YES’
Defend Our Pensions Vote ‘YES’ for Strike Action on Nov 30th Ballot Closes tomorrow so VOTE TODAY http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5815 The changes proposed to your pension are an attack on your pension rights – including: Raising your contributions Switching from RPI to CPI Raising the retirement age Possibly switching from a final salary scheme to an average…
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“We are urging UCU members to back strike action to defend pensions” – Gordon Watson, UCU President
UCU Strike ballot opens in pensions row UCU members in Scotland are being balloted for strike action in the row over changes to public sector pensions. Members in the Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme (STSS) are being asked if they are prepared to take strike action in protest at changes to their pensions that would see…
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Scottish Parliament hears the case for reform of University Governance
A packed Committee Room 1 of the Scottish Parliament heard calls for bringing democracy to the present system of University Governance – widely seen as ‘not fit for purpose’, in the view of university staff from the majority of Scotland’s universities. MSPs from the governing SNP, and from Labour and the Greens were clearly disturbed…
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GCU Petition to Court launched as UCU and EIS decide for action
Following senior management rejection of the joint Trade Unions offer to work together to lobby the new government for additional funding if the threat of compulsory redundancies was lifted, an all staff petition has been launched to pressurise the University Court to live up to its responsibilities towards GCU. This reads: Dear Chair of Court…
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Management at GCU spurn trade union olive branch and continue with threat of redundancies
To begin with a quote from the message management formally gave the Unions at the consultation meeting yesterday “We are not at this moment in a position to guarantee no compulsory redundancies, but have stated that we will remove the risk of redundancy in respect of this consultation if and when we are in a…
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Union delegation to inspect plans for INTO Building this Thursday at Glasgow Caledonian University
Thanks to an eagle eyed member of staff who spotted the public notice in the Evening Times on April 1st, the day that management published its proposals for the restructuring of clusters involving compulsory redundancies. Three years after senior management at GCU signed a deal with private company INTO, run by a property developer to…
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Strike action not ruled out as jobs row intensifies at Glasgow Caledonian University
The University and College Union (UCU) today warned that strike action could not be ruled out at Glasgow Caledonian University after the institution confirmed plans for 95 job losses. The union said plans to increase the number of management posts as frontline staff were sacked were outrageous and called for an immediate recruitment freeze until…
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Unions at Glasgow Caledonian University condemn GCU cuts
Unions at Glasgow Caledonian University condemn the announcement today (Thursday) of staff cuts and the lack of meaningful consultation. Management at Glasgow Caledonian University have announced their plans for cuts that do not consider any options other than redundancies for front line staff while perversely increasing management posts. Unions have called for a freeze on…
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Live blogging from UCU picket line at GCU
7.26 am Watch this space…. 7.30 Taxi driver James wishes us all the best “it’s really about time somebody talked sense … my daughter’s studying mid-wifery at the Cally and you’ll get her support.” Thanks James. 7.45 “No problem’s insoluble with a big enough plastic bag” (Tom Leonard) So with three black bin bags full…
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Robert Gordon University Management have just de-recognised a trade union. Tell them it’s not on!
Following the unilateral decision by Robert Gordon University to derecognise the UCU – we have received the following appeal from Lesley MacIntosh, UCU Scotland president. Please show your support by sending a quick e-mail. It will only take a minute, but the impact of your action can be long lasting. From Lesley McIntosh at RGU…
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