Tag: Douglas Chalmers
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GCU Staff ‘bistro break’ for fair pay goes well
Striking Glasgow Caledonian staff enjoyed a warm welcome from officers of the GCU Students association, and from the students present during their two hours extended ‘Bistro break’ in the students association building. Staff from all three Schools, central services and the Yunus institute took advantage of the two hours to discuss their respective experiences working…
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UCU regrets management increasing disruption to students
The UCU at Glasgow Caledonian today announced their regret at the GCU management’s decision regarding forthcoming industrial action, which threatens to massively increase the disruption faced by students at GCU. The union had informed management that there will be a strike for exactly 2 hours, between 11 – 1 on Thursday 23rd January. Staff during…
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GCU unions out in force on strike day December 3rd
Representatives of Glasgow Caledonian trade unions UCU, Unison, EIS and Unite expressed themselves as extremely heartened by the support they received from staff on 3rd December following the failure of the UK university managements to seriously negotiate a realistic wages offer with university staff. Having leafleted GCU students the previous day asking for support for the…
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Union backed candidates successful in Court election
The success of Douglas Chalmers in a contested election, and Davena Rankin elected unopposed in the recent ballots for staff governors to the GCU court, is a sign that staff are backing the reforms in university Governance promoted by both candidates, according to Dr Nick McKerrell, chair of the Combined Union Committee at GCU. Interviewed…
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Caledonian Unions say – vote for Douglas Chalmers for GCU Court
The combined union committee comprising of UCU, EIS, Unison and Unite, have asked their members to vote for Douglas Chalmers for the vacant academic staff position on Court, in the elections this Thursday 13th June. This follows the news that Davena Rankin was elected unopposed as Support Staff representative. Thursday’s voting comes at a time…
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The Higher Education sector is no place for profit seekers says UCU
UCU today cautiously welcomed news in the budget that the government has decided against allowing for-profit providers of higher education VAT exemption. UCU led the campaign against the move and wrote to the minister for universities and science, David Willetts, asking him to block any moves to grant for-profit providers of education exemption from VAT.…
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Local UCU officer elected as UCU Scotland Vice President
Douglas Chalmers, local President of the UCU@GCU announced he felt honoured to be elected as Scottish vice president of the UCU in their current elections. Receiving almost twice as many votes as his opponent in the election, Douglas said “The union in Scotland and in the rest of the UK, faces some difficult times ahead,…
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UCU Vice Presidential Candidate outlines why UCU at Glasgow Caledonian is growing
Innovative activity on issues such as International Women’s Day, Equality and Diversity, Student Support, Health and Wellbeing, as well as successful action against threatenened redundancies, on pensions and against cuts in real wages have helped make UCU at GCU the leading branch in Scotland in terms of growth, according to Douglas Chalmers, President of the…
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GCU Unions convey best wishes to new Chancellor Yunus
Members of all university unions were present at the inaugural ceremony installing Professor Muhammad Yunus as new Chancellor of the University on Friday 26th October. During his installation, Professor Yunus spoke of the need for universities to solve global problems, but suggested that the biggest challenge was often right next to campus – within the…
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A message of support to EIS from UCU
On behalf of UCU members at Glasgow Caledonian Local UCU President Douglas Chalmers sent a message of solidarity to fellow academics in EIS who are taking action on the 23rd and confirmed he would be speaking at the Rally at midday in their support. Said Douglas: “Although our members did not vote for strike action…
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