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New Question on Value for Money regarding iPads for Executive at GCU
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...
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Unions at GCU call for emergency meeting of Court, and immediate independent...
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...
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Unison Consultative Ballot – 97% in favour of being balloted on industrial...
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...
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Management at GCU spurn trade union olive branch and continue with threat of...
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...
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Adding insult to injury: GCU management organise line manager workshops for...
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...
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Scottish Parliament hears the case for reform of University Governance
A packed committee room heard reports of university governance 'not fit for purpose' A packed Committee Room 1 of the Scottish Parliament heard calls for bringing democracy to the present system of...
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GCU Petition to Court launched as UCU and EIS decide for action
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...
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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...
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GCU combined unions call all staff meeting Monday 21st November
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...
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GCU staff vote for boycott if catering jobs are lost
Staff vote unanimously that they will boycott new outlets if they involve the redundancy of current catering staff Despite being called during one of the busiest teaching days of the week, and at less...
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