Tag: Mary Senior
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UCU to join Strike Action on the 30th
University staff in the UCU have voted for strike action in the row over changes to public sector pensions. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) in the Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme (STSS) voted by 2:1 to take strike action in protest at changes to their pensions that would see them pay more and…
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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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Letter in Scotsman about ‘deeply secretive and incestuous system’ at GCU
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…
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