Category Archives: Cuts

GCU staff vote for boycott if catering jobs are lost

Posted on November 22, 2016 by unionadmin

Despite being called during one of the busiest teaching days of the week, and at less than a week’s notice, a concerned meeting of university staff voted unanimously that they would boycott any new outlets set up by outside caterers if such … Continue reading →

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GCU combined unions call all staff meeting Monday 21st November

Posted on November 16, 2016 by unionadmin

The Combined Unions at GCU have called an all staff meeting next Monday, 21st November The University is facing a £3 million deficit.  GCU management plans for a  “New York Campus” are 3 years behind schedule and are costing millions … Continue reading →

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GCU Unions – Management do not have a monopoly on wisdom

Posted on June 7, 2011 by unionadmin

The trade unions at GCU note that Court endorsed the Executive proposals on restructuring at their meeting yesterday. Whilst happy with the removal of the threat of 95 compulsory redundancies, which was made by the Executive on 18th May, the … Continue reading →

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Scottish Parliament hears the case for reform of University Governance

Posted on May 29, 2011 by unionadmin

A packed Committee Room 1 of the Scottish Parliament heard calls for bringing democracy to the present system of University Governance – widely seen as ‘not fit for purpose’, in the view of university staff from the majority of Scotland’s … Continue reading →

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GCU Petition to Court launched as UCU and EIS decide for action

Posted on May 4, 2011 by unionadmin

Following senior management rejection of the joint Trade Unions offer to work together to lobby the new government for additional funding if the threat of compulsory redundancies was lifted, an all staff petition has been launched to pressurise the University … Continue reading →

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Adding insult to injury: GCU management organise line manager workshops for ‘when you have to give bad news’ at GCU

Posted on April 29, 2011 by unionadmin

In an incredibly insensitive e-mail to GCU all staff  the GCU OD department are now publicly advertising workships for line-managers on ‘handling difficult conversations’. Described as ‘a range of resources available to staff to support during the restructuring process’ 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 unionadmin

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 unionadmin

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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Unions at GCU call for emergency meeting of Court, and immediate independent inquiry into Senior Management

Posted on April 21, 2011 by unionadmin

Following David Beeby’s announcement at 7.30pm yesterday evening the GCU Combined Union Committee have issued the following statement “The trade unions at Glasgow Caledonian note with astonishment the statement from senior management that the UK Borders Agency has suspended our … Continue reading →

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New Question on Value for Money regarding iPads for Executive at GCU

Posted on April 20, 2011 by unionadmin

A previous post iPad2s for them and P45s for us?  pointed out the incongruity of ten iPad2s being purchased for the GCU executive on the same day as the 90 day notices regarding possible redundancies were issued to staff. A … Continue reading →

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