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Education Minister pledges to work in partnership with UCU
The UCU Scottish Congress took place in Edinburgh on March 23rd with full involvement of representatives from GCU and with a keynote address given by Education Minister Mike Russell. In contrast to last year’s Congress when GCU members spoke, but … Continue reading
Posted in UCU
Tagged Congress, GCU London, Governance, Health and Safety, INTO, Pensions, Scotland's Future, Staff Survey, UCU
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GCU Unions – Management do not have a monopoly on wisdom
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
UNISON warns of ‘dark future’ for students if university cuts go ahead at Glagow Caledonian University
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
Posted in Cuts, GCU London, Management, Unison
Tagged Cuts, Executive, GCU London, GCU Management, Pamela Gillies, Salaries, Unison
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“Every page of the document shows that this exercise is clearly cost driven”…… Unions first response to GCU management’s ‘restructuring’ proposals
Firstly the Trade Union acknowledges we were given sight of this document (Cluster Proposals ) 48 hours before it was issued to all staff. However it is very difficult to understand the proposed changes without seeing the current structures, and … Continue reading
Posted in Combined Union Committee, Court, Cuts, Executive Board, GCU London, Management, NUS
Tagged Combined Union Committee, Court, Cuts, Executive, GCU London, GCU Management, Nick McKerrell, Pamela Gillies, Salaries
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Executive given new iPad2s, plus pay rise at GCU, while staff face compulsory redundancy threat…. oh and four students from GCU London flown up by EasyJet for classes here (allegedly)
iPads for them? And P45s for us? We’re sorry but that’s just not acceptable in a well managed university. There was incredulity expressed at a packed meeting of GCU staff in Glasgow Caledonian on Monday 28th March, when visiting MSP … Continue reading
GCU Management: Much of their financial speculations ‘based on projections’….(but ‘realistic’ projections…)
The trade unions at Glasgow Caledonian met with senior management for their second meeting on Wednesday 16th March to discuss the plans to make 95 staff redundant . EIS, UCU, UNITE and UNISON were all represented by members from GCU … Continue reading
Question asked about GCU in Scottish Parliament
Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab): Many of my constituents go to local colleges in order to access higher education institutions such as Glasgow Caledonian University, where a rally against cuts was held yesterday. Does the cabinet secretary believe that … Continue reading
Posted in Court, Cuts, Executive Board, GCU London, Management
Tagged Court, Cuts, Executive, GCU London, GCU Management, Pamela Gillies
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Report of Meeting with GCU Management Thursday 10th March
The trade union representatives had a meeting with Senior Management this morning from 10 – 12 to discuss the compulsory redundancies announced by management last Thursday evening and the imposition of a number of policies on staff by HR and … Continue reading
Posted in Combined Union Committee, Cuts, Executive Board, Management
Tagged Cuts, GCU London, GCU Management, Jan Hulme, Keith Ross, Nick McKerrell, Salaries, UCU, Unison, Unite
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Why Management Strategy at GCU is wrong
At 8am on 4th March, Principal Pamela Gillies announced in an e-mail to all staff that as a result of proposals presented to University Court by the Executive Board “a reduction of 95 support and administrative posts across the University … Continue reading
Posted in Court, Cuts, Executive Board, Management
Tagged Cuts, GCU London, GCU Management, Jan Hulme, Keith Ross, Nick McKerrell, Salaries, UCU, Unison, Unite
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