Monthly Archives: November 2022

Fierce, Fabulous and Feminist – fighting for our futures

Posted on November 30, 2022 by unionadmin

The sun shone for the GCU pickets (and why shouldn’t it!) on the third day of the UCU’s action at Glasgow Caledonian when well over 30 pickets joined the several hundred members who were striking for better pay and conditions. … Continue reading →

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Time to take our catering back, and reward our catering staff properly

Posted on November 26, 2022 by unionadmin

Some years ago, a campaign by the Combined Union Committee saved the jobs of the majority of GCU catering staff – due to be paid off by Glasgow Caledonian University just before Christmas 2016. This involved a threatened boycott by … Continue reading →

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We’ve been underpaying our staff admits GCU Principal

Posted on November 26, 2022 by unionadmin

In our campus trade unions’ appeal to students in the week beginning 14th November, we explained our case for better pay and conditions, and called on students to contact Pamela Gillies, Principal of GCU, and ask her to pressurise the … Continue reading →

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Another good turnout on day two of our joint action

Posted on November 25, 2022 by unionadmin

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 – … Continue reading →

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When we come together our voices are more powerful..

Posted on November 24, 2022 by unionadmin

Building on from our colleagues in Unison on Monday and Tuesday, the combined forces of the UCU and EIS mounted what must be one of the biggest pickets seen at Glasgow Caledonian University in the last ten years. In a … Continue reading →

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Tremendous two days of action by Unison staff at GCU

Posted on November 22, 2022 by unionadmin

Some of the photos from the fantastic two days of picketing carried out by Unison members of staff at GCU which was warmly supported by students – some of whom had even turned out for the launch of action at … Continue reading →

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GCU Students support staff strikes

Posted on November 22, 2022 by unionadmin

In a very helpful statement to staff forced to go on strike this week for decent pay, the full time officers of the GCU students association last week issued the statement we reprint below with thanks Staff who are members … Continue reading →

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