Tag: EIS
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A message of support to EIS at GCU from the Student President
Hello all, Hope you are well, As you may know the students association held a referendum on whether our members support the strike or not. Our referendum has closed and our members have voted in favour. http://caledonianstudent.com/representation/news/index.php?page=article&news_id=346153 I have attached the link below to show my statement of support and I would like to take…
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GCU Unions say “The Universities can afford to increase pay”
According to latest figures Scotland’s Higher Education Institutions held cash reserves of around £2.6Billion at the end of the 2010-2011 financial year, while the pay levels of staff continue to decline. University reserves and endowments showed an increase of around £600Million since 2009, and the overall operating surplus for Scottish universities during 2010-2011 was over…
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UCU Updates
UCU Pay Update – Industrial Action Ballot Following the consultative on-line survey of members, and with the employers unwilling to negotiate on a joint union pay claim it has been decided that UCU will ballot members nationally on possible industrial action over pay. The employers offer remains 1% which does nothing to address current cost of…
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Glasgow Caledonian Unions welcome management change of heart over student resit ‘fines’
The announcement today that GCU management have withdrawn plans to ‘fine’ students for resits and retaking modules was today welcomed by GCU unions. Speaking on behalf of the University and College Union, branch president Douglas Chalmers said: “We welcome this step back by management on the issue. This really would have hit hard those who…
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Academic Unions at GCU call for a re-think on re-sit ‘fines’
The GCU branches of the University and College Union (UCU) and the Educational Institute for Scotland (EIS) both called today for the senior management at Glasgow Caledonian University to reconsider their decision to fine students, who need to undertake re-sits of exams or of modules. From the coming semester, students re-sitting exams will now have…
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GCU unions re-grouping to consider how best to take pensions and conditions fight further
The national executives of three of the unions at GCU have decided in the last week against strike action in the immediate future but are continuing to demand that the scandalous situation regarding their members pay and pensions be resolved by employers and government. On 21st March the national executive of Unite decided to suspend…
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EIS urges YES vote at GCU for strike action on Pensions
During the week beginning 27 February 2012 EIS members should receive a ballot paper asking you to indicate whether you would support a further day of strike action on 28 March 2012. This action is being considered as part of an ongoing education trade union campaign against changes to the teachers’ pension scheme. YOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE URGES…
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EIS may strike on 28th March
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), is to consult its members on taking strike action on 28 March 2012 as part on an ongoing joint trade union campaign to protect public sector pensions. The EIS will issue ballot papers to its members next week and will urge them to continue their strong opposition to Government…
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EIS meeting to discuss action on November 30th
Hi all To discuss EIS action on the day and the EIS broader campaign in defence of pensions we have called an EIS/ULA branch meeting for next Tuesday (22nd) details below. EIS/ULA BRANCH MEETING – DEFEND OUR PENSIONS! NO TO THE TRIPLE WHAMMY ALL OUT ON November 30! Plan for the Strike Day. Tuesday November…
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EIS Votes for Industrial Action on 30th November – 82%
EIS members Back Industrial Action – Strike day set for 30 November Teacher and lecturer members of Scotland’s largest teaching union, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in protest at plans to impose damaging changes to public sector pension schemes. As a result of this “YES” vote, EIS members are expected to join…
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