Tag: Vince Mills
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Student ‘Teach-Out’ on independence a success at GCU
Part of the UCU’s latest 2 hour strike on February 10th saw a ‘teach-out’ hosted in the students association building of GCU where the staff and students present listened to opposing cases for a ‘Yes’ vote and a ‘No’ vote in the referendum. Ably chaired by Steward Davidson from Social Sciences, both speakers claimed they…
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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 urge – Say no to austerity from Westminster or Holyrood
Unions at GCU are urging their members to sign the Peoples Charter petition of the Scottish Parliament. The Charter was launched in the lead up to the 2010 General Election as a response to the economic crisis and the moves by the elite to use the financial situation to promote austerity. The Charter has 6…
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Caledonian UCU AGM – new faces (but still some places….)
The Caledonian University branch of the UCU held its AGM this week, with elections of a new President, Vice-President and new Membership Secretary, and thanks given to its outgoing and remaining officers for their work over the last, ‘rather eventful’, year. Thanks were paid to retiring Present Vince Mills, stepping sideways in terms of responsibilities…
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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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‘Egregious dissemblance’ from GCU management
GCU management reported on the BBC website that staff have broken through the £70k salary threshold because of nationally negotiated salary increases: http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/231687-top-salaries-at-glasgow-caledonian-university-branded-disgraceful/ However, the range of salaries on the scale subject to national negotiation is here: http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2210 and as you will see the highest salary falls far short of £70k. Any member of staff who…
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