Tag: Nick McKerrell
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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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Lunchtime Rally at GCU – Thursday 17th March 12 noon – Say no to 95 job losses!
Following our meeting with management last week GCU Trade Unions and their officials have been called to another meeting this Wednesday. To give a full report back and to keep the campaign against the 95 jobs going we have called a Lunchtime meeting/rally for this Thursday 17th March at 12 noon in the Carnegie Lecture…
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Report of Meeting with GCU Management Thursday 10th March
The trade union representatives had a meeting with Senior Management this morning from 10 – 12 to discuss the compulsory redundancies announced by management last Thursday evening and the imposition of a number of policies on staff by HR and Senior Management earlier in the year. The trade unions EIS, UCU, UNISON and UNITE were…
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Why Management Strategy at GCU is wrong
At 8am on 4th March, Principal Pamela Gillies announced in an e-mail to all staff that as a result of proposals presented to University Court by the Executive Board “a reduction of 95 support and administrative posts across the University may be necessary.” It was claimed that these proposals take place “against a background of…
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