22nd January 2023
The University and College Union is demanding a 25% increase in wages to keep up with increasing cost of living. The University and College Union (UCU) said the proposed pay raise from the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) is “not enough” and are calling for more strike action in the coming months. The offer, ...
20th January 2023
The UofG Economics Professor who accused the University of gender-based discrimination has had her claims refuted by an employment tribunal. An employment tribunal investigating claims made by Jeanette Findlay that she was overlooked for a promotion on the basis of her gender has found that Findlay was not discriminated against. Findlay, who became a Professor ...
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 ...
12th December 2022
Questions remain over a marking boycott now in January after university unions agree not to escalate action during pay negotiations. A petition has been launched to the University and College Union (UCU) by university staff across the UK calling for “indefinite” strike action at the start of next semester. It states: “A few more days ...
22nd November 2022
The Economics Professor told The Glasgow Guardian she would to make sex discrimination, particularly against women of marginalised races, a priority in Higher Education if elected UCU Scotland President. Professor Jeanette Findlay has announced her candidacy for President of the University and College Union (UCU) Scotland. Findlay became a Professor of Economics at the University ...
9th November 2022
The University and College Union strikes will take place on campuses on 24 and 25 November with a national demonstration in London on 30 November. The University and College Union announced today that every UK university will strike on 24 November, 25 November and 30 November. In a video on Twitter, UCU stated they hope ...
29th May 2022
The University of Glasgow has confirmed this afternoon that the UCU marking boycott has been called off, however states that disputes over pay have not been settled. The University and College Union (UCU) marking boycott at the University of Glasgow, which began on Monday 23 May, has been called off. All assessment processes and marking ...
28th April 2022
UCU vote through a marking and assessment boycott at 41 universities. The University and College Union (UCU) have announced a marking and assessment boycott across 41 Universities, one of those being the University of Glasgow. The action is part of the ongoing four fights and pension disputes, which has already seen 13 days of strike ...
19th April 2022
The assets of the scheme have increased to over £88bn. The University and College Union (UCU) has launched a fresh plea to universities to pressure their employer body Universities UK (UUK) to revoke its pension cuts after a new report showed UUK’s finances going through a significant boost. Under the pension reforms, against which UCU ...
15th April 2022
Motion 5 passed at the last branch meeting will allow Glasgow’s UCU branch to coordinate their own dates and times for industrial action. At their last branch meeting UCU Glasgow passed motion 5 allowing industrial action to be taken outside of coordinated UCU strikes. According to UCU Glasgow, this was necessary because it considered that ...
