Category Archives: Unison

UCU Updates

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Why join a union at GCU? – Five months back pay – that’s one reason!

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Staff who were successful in the recent promotions round were shocked to find out that guarantees given by former HR head Jim Gibson were being ignored. A letter from Jim to those applying for promotion clearly stated that the implementation … Continue reading →

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Piping in the start of the Demo

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Showing that you’d have to get up early in the morning to beat the unions at GCU, a piper regales the security staff as they march off the campus at the turn of midnight on the 29th. Organised by Unison … Continue reading →

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FW: November 30th – piping in St Andrews Day as the Security Officers walk out…

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

A message from Unison: At the stroke of Midnight tonight, UNISON members will be walking out on strike. A piper has been booked and our security officers on duty that night will be piped off campus. This is an important … Continue reading →

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UNISON members vote Yes to action on November 30th

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

(03/11/11) UNISON members have voted Yes to industrial action to defend pensions in the biggest trade union ballot ever held, by 245,358 votes to 70,253. Commenting on the result, general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The decisive Yes vote in the … Continue reading →

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Management at GCU spurn trade union olive branch and continue with threat of redundancies

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

To begin with a quote from the message management formally gave the Unions at the consultation meeting yesterday “We are not at this moment in a position to guarantee no compulsory redundancies, but have stated that we will remove the … Continue reading →

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Unison Consultative Ballot – 97% in favour of being balloted on industrial action at GCU!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

In a ballot of all Unison members at Glasgow Caledonian, and with a turnout of over 60 percent, an incredible 97% have voted in favour of being balloted on industrial action. In response to GCU Management plans for devastating cuts … Continue reading →

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Unison Member at GCU? Final meeting about the consultative ballot is Thursday 14th

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

Unison Member at GCU? Here’s a message from Branch Secretary Davena Rankin reminding you about the meetings on the consultative ballot.

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UNISON warns of ‘dark future’ for students if university cuts go ahead at Glagow Caledonian University

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

UNISON Scotland has condemned planned cuts by Glasgow Caledonian University, claiming students will face a dark future if cuts go ahead. Earlier this month, management announced plans to cut 95 jobs at the university – a move which staff say … Continue reading →

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Live blogging from UCU picket line at GCU

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

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 … Continue reading →

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