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Personal message to UCU@GCU members from Jo Grady, General Secretary

UCU Scotland’s Congress was held in Clydebank on March 22nd 2024 during which Jo Grady, the union General Secretary addressed delegates. Douglas Chalmers, local branch president and who was one of the delegates, together with Lyle Gray, Karen Lorimer and … Continue reading

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Women should have freedom to flourish – and not just on International Women’s Day – UCU

Karen Lorimer, Vice President of UCU@GCU and also current joint equalities officer of the branch explains an exhibition she has been hosting today, 8th March – International Women’s Day, in the Govan Mbeki foyer regarding the perception of women’s economic … Continue reading

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Terrible weather but great turnout for better pay!

Unison members at Glasgow Caledonian University were out in force today on the first of four days of strike action in favour of better pay. Under the banner of rising together for better pay, the staff, whose roles cover administration, … Continue reading

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Key agreement reached between UCU@GCU and GCU management regarding the Marking and Assessment Boycott over Summer

Following a period of frank, sometimes difficult – but also open and constructive – negotiations with GCU management, UCU officers, in consultation with the UCU branch committee, reached agreement over the coming phase of the ongoing Marking and Assessment Boycott. … Continue reading

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Students’ right to appeal marks and grades

Dear students, On 24 May, UCU@GCU published the blog post ‘Students – we believe management are endangering the integrity of your degree –UCU@GCU’. In it, we expressed our worry that GCU management has implemented corner-cutting measures in marking and assessment … Continue reading

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Management threat to access staff e-mails due to dispute shocks campus unions

The UCU are in a legal and legitimate dispute with management at GCU over wages pay and conditions. Currently the dispute is taking the form of members working to contract and implementing a Marking and Assessment Boycott (MAB) by refusing … Continue reading

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Solidarity towards UCU @ GCU

Colleagues in Media and Journalism were copied in to this e-mail from UCU member @ Ulster University, Dr Anthea Irwin, who felt compelled to resign as external examiner for the Media and Communications degree following GCU Management’s actions over deductions. … Continue reading

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Students – we believe management are endangering the integrity of your degree – UCU@GCU

The following statement was made public by UCU@GCU today (24th May 2023). On 16th May, a draft of this was given to GCU management to comment on as they might wish, and the publishing of the statement was delayed but … Continue reading

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We deeply regret university management’s failure of vision and of nerve – UCU@GCU

Glasgow Caledonian university branch of the UCU today expressed their deep disappointment with GCU management for what the branch see as a failure of vision and of nerve.  This follows the management declining to take what the branch had seen … Continue reading

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UCU and Student Officers discuss Marking and Assessment Boycott

UCU branch committee members had their first meeting with the newly elected Student Association Sabbatical officers last week (Tuesday 16th May) where we welcomed them to their posts, and intimated that together with the other campus unions we looked forward … Continue reading

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