Tag: Unite
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Another good turnout on day two of our joint action
Day two of strike action at GCU started well and early again though we were glad of the weights that stopped the Gazebo going skyward, given the turn in the weather. Again a great and positive response from students – including some GCU journalism students who came down to interview pickets for their ‘newsdays’ assignments.…
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UCU turns out in style for industrial action against Gender Pay Gap and more
Local UCU president Douglas Chalmers writes: Although there was no doubt about the serious issues at stake, there was a carnival atmosphere on the picket line at GCU today, with inflatable balloons representing the gender pay gap, cupcakes, music, plus our usual gazebo, and of course, our incredibly talented members. In what was acknowledged as…
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Balloons and bacon rolls keep spirits high on GCU picket line
Helium filled balloons supplied by UCU and bacon filled rolls supplied by Unison helped make the joint picket by university unions UCU, EIS, Unison and Unite on 6th February the most successful yet in the series of actions in favour of Fair Pay at Glasgow Caledonian. In some ways this was the best organised of…
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GCU Unions call for show of solidarity on Strike day Thursday 6th Feb
Unions at GCU have asked staff to turn out in strength on next strike day 6th February to show our determination that we win Fair Pay for all. It will also be to show solidarity with UCU members who are still under the cloud of a threat to withdraw full days wages for their series…
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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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University Union slams ‘Elite University Bosses’
Unite the Union, one of the unions representing staff at Glasgow Caledonian today slammed what they called ‘Elite University Bosses’ at the Russell Group of Universities – which in Scotland includes Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and St Andrews universities. Glasgow Caledonian University is not a member of this group – being a member, instead of the…
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GCU Unions clarify management’s misunderstandings
Following the misleading announcement by HR that current pay negotiations are ‘concluded’ the Combined Unions at Glasgow Caledonian issued the following statement to members today: Hi all You will have seen the email from the head of HR regarding the ongoing industrial dispute which four trade unions (EIS, UCU, UNISON and UNITE) and the decision…
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GCU Unions reject suggestion pay round is ‘concluded’
In an extremely surprising e-mail today university management at Glasgow Caledonian seem to have accepted the suggestion of the university employers representatives UCEA that the pay round has been ‘concluded’ and following this have decided to impose the sub inflation ‘rise’ of 1 percent on staff salaries. An email to all GCU staff reads that: “The…
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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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GCU University unions move towards strike action 3rd December
Following the failure of the University and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) to offer an increased pay offer to university staff, Glasgow Caledonian University unions will be joining their colleagues throughout Scotland and South of the border in a further day’s strike on Tuesday 3rd December. October 31st saw a tremendous turnout from staff from three…
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