11th January 2024
Staff at Aberdeen are balloting for potential strike action in response to the decision to cut single-honours degrees in modern languages. The University and College Union (UCU) ballot opened on Wednesday and will run until February 7. This comes after the UCU claimed around 30 jobs were at risk due to the cuts. All members ...
23rd November 2023
Following a ballot of members, further strikes by the University and College Union are unable to go ahead because of an insufficient turnout for their ballot. A ballot of members of the University and College Union (UCU) has failed to return a mandate for further strike action. The result of the ballot was made public ...
23rd October 2023
Writer Samuel Rafanell-Williams speaks to university staff involved in the ongoing Industrial Action at The University of Glasgow. In the last few weeks, university staff represented by the Glasgow branches of UNISON and the University and College Union (UCU) have been on strike at The University of Glasgow. UNISON represents mostly professional services and operational ...
12th October 2023
How have universities managed to accrue too much and too little money at the same time? The Glasgow Guardian examines the underlying reasoning for the current strikes at universities, and how failure in policy has led to the issues currently being faced by higher education institutions. Another day at university, another picket line at the ...
10th October 2023
The strikes by three different unions have resulted in facility closures that have directly impacted GUSA clubs and their members. After calling their members to strike in the latter half of September, Unite, UNISON, and College Union Glasgow (UCUG), the industrial action has resulted in the closure of University-owned sports facilities. This has included The ...
18th September 2023
Strike action by University and College Union (UCU) has gone ahead, affecting classes from today. Students in various schools have had classes cancelled on the first day of term as a result of strikes by the UCU over pay and working conditions. The Glasgow Guardian has been made aware of a number of courses which ...
11th September 2023
The decisions of administration this academic year will be fundamental to the student experience. Freshers’ week is once more upon us at the University of Glasgow, and with it comes for many of you a fresh start – perhaps you’re a fresher leaving your hometown to embark upon your university journey, or a returning student ...
8th September 2023
Support staff set to strike after the University fails to reach an agreement on a 2023/24 pay rise. On 29 August, Unite the Union confirmed that around 1,000 members employed in four universities and four colleges across Scotland are set to take strike action during the first weeks of the new academic term. Plans for ...
24th January 2023
UofG Student Solidarity Coalition asks students not to cross the picket line in contrast to the University’s advice. UofG Student Solidarity Coalition, a group formed on campus to support staff taking part in industrial action organised by the University and College Union (UCU), has criticised an email sent out by the University of Glasgow which ...
12th January 2023
The strike action follows the rejection of a pay offer from UCEA that UCU determined “falls way short.” The University and College Union (UCU) announced today that every college and university across the UK will participate in an 18 day strike between February and March. There will also be a marking and assessment boycott taking place ...
