Tag Archives: GCU Management

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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A dark day for the University for the Common Good

Posted on November 4, 2016 by unionadmin

Catering workers in tears as 69 told they will be on the dole two weeks before Christmas. It’s not often that work as a trade union representative brings me to the edge of tears, but as I watched four of … Continue reading →

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Glasgow Caledonian Staff and students show support for democratic change

Posted on January 26, 2015 by unionadmin

Postcards supporting democratic change were being signed at the rate of more than one a minute, during a brief lunchtime pop up stall run by the UCU at Glasgow Caledonian University. Almost 70 pledges of support for change – and in … Continue reading →

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Education Minister wants our views on running GCU

Posted on January 16, 2015 by unionadmin

Angela Constance, the Cabinet Secretary for Education in the Scottish Government is interested in your views on how GCU, and other universities are governed. All university campus unions are in favour of democratising higher education governance and will be making … Continue reading →

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GCU Union and management joint statement published

Posted on January 12, 2015 by unionadmin

Today, for the first time, the unions and management at Glasgow Caledonian University have jointly published an assessment of the past years work and our priorities for the coming year. Available via a link in the Caledonian Connected or downloadable from here, … Continue reading →

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Joint statement agreed between GCU Unions and management on past year’s work and future priorities

Posted on January 2, 2015 by unionadmin

The university unions and GCU management have for the first time adopted a joint assessment of the past year’s work. This has been published in the form of a joint chairs’ statement from Douglas Chalmers, current chair of the Joint … Continue reading →

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GCU Unions call for show of solidarity on Strike day Thursday 6th Feb

Posted on February 3, 2014 by unionadmin

Unions at GCU have asked staff to turn out in strength on next strike day 6th February to show our determination that we win Fair Pay for all. It will also be to show solidarity with UCU members who are … Continue reading →

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University Union slams ‘Elite University Bosses’

Posted on January 7, 2014 by unionadmin

Unite the Union, one of the unions representing staff at Glasgow Caledonian today slammed what they called ‘Elite University Bosses’ at the Russell Group of Universities – which in Scotland includes Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and St Andrews universities.  Glasgow Caledonian … Continue reading →

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GCU Unions clarify management’s misunderstandings

Posted on December 20, 2013 by unionadmin

Following the misleading announcement by HR that current pay negotiations are ‘concluded’ the Combined Unions at Glasgow Caledonian issued the following statement to members today: Hi all You will have seen the email from the head of HR regarding the … Continue reading →

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GCU Unions reject suggestion pay round is ‘concluded’

Posted on December 17, 2013 by unionadmin

In an extremely surprising e-mail today university management at Glasgow Caledonian seem to have accepted the suggestion of the university employers representatives UCEA that the pay round has been ‘concluded’ and following this have decided to impose the sub inflation … Continue reading →

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