Category Archives: workload

Come on GCU management – put your head above the parapet – tell UCEA to give your staff fair pay

Posted on February 2, 2023 by unionadmin

In the best picket turnout for at least 10 years, UCU and EIS members protested for fair pay at GCU, asking that our management put their head above the parapet and voice staff concerns to UCEA, demanding that staff are … Continue reading →

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UCU asks all staff to contact MSPs about casualisation in post -16 education sector – please help

Posted on March 10, 2022 by unionadmin

Ask your MSP to sign Katy Clark MSP has submitted a motion on casualisation in higher education and FE in the Scottish Parliament.  The motion, which references the current UCU disputes and strike action, has been signed by Labour, SNP and Green … Continue reading →

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UCU@GCU to be reballoted about possible strike action and ASOS in favour of better wages and conditions

Posted on March 9, 2022 by unionadmin

A meeting of the UCU Higher Education Committee has decided that all branches of UCU are to be reballoted for future possible industrial action around their wages and conditions campaign. This would allow the renewal of a mandate for strike … Continue reading →

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Workload a key issue at GCU says UCU

Posted on March 9, 2022 by unionadmin

The recent AGM of the UCU discussed its work in the coming year, as the university moves to more on-campus delivery. Towering above the other issues was the need for university action on workload. Despite amazing efforts by all staff throughout … Continue reading →

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Well, that’s the second week of this phase of industrial action over!

Posted on February 26, 2020 by unionadmin

One of the strongest pickets yet saw a colourful and noisy celebration of our demands in front of the main gate today. We also got tremendous support from passing cars, lorries, Fire Engines, and even a police car, thanks to … Continue reading →

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UCU members now working to contract throughout UK

Posted on May 27, 2016 by unionadmin

Following up from our last two blog posts reporting on local action including the excellent Glasgow media coverage, the UCU has a page reporting all the activity https://www.ucu.org.uk/UCU-HE-strike-live And now we move to action short of a strike by working to contract. https://www.ucu.org.uk/heactionfaqs sets … Continue reading →

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The scandal of unpaid overtime at GCU and elsewhere

Posted on March 31, 2014 by unionadmin

Teaching and educational professionals are the group of workers most likely to be putting in unpaid overtime and clocking up the most free hours a week, according to figures released by the TUC – and there is no reason to believe … Continue reading →

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