Glasgow School of Art UCU

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  • New Union contacts

    We have recently implemented new email addresses to contact the branch.

    For general enquiries please use:

    gsaucu@gmail.com

    For Casework please use:

    gsaucu.casework@gmail.com

  • AGM 25/26

    The AGM for 25/26 will take place on the 25th November 2025 at 5.30 pm (in-person and online). More info to follow…

  • Remember to check your Payslips

    The NI contributions applied to your pay have been reduced – check your payslip.

  • We are nearly there??!

    Check your emails, watch this tweet: https://twitter.com/ucu/status/1626650378782576644

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    BREAKING: YOU DID IT!  We have agreed a two week period of calm after breakthroughs in talks covering:  – pensions – ending zero hour contracts – ending casualisation – tackling workload – pay  Watch and RT

  • We stand together

    We stand together

    We need you to continue the levels of support that you have shown so far: whether that is holding firm at our picket lines or voting Yes in the forthcoming re-ballots, we cannot stop now.

    When we walk into Acas on Monday, it needs to be with 70,000 UCU members behind us. When the employer walks into the room, it must be with 70,000 UCU members in front of them.

  • Strike Dates

    18 days of strike action in February and March

    1 Feb

    9, 10 Feb

    14, 15, 16 Feb

    21, 22, 23 Feb

    27, 28 Feb. 1, 2 March

    16, 17 March

    20, 21, 22 March

  • UCU Updates – including virtual picket line

    On Wednesday 23 November Jo Grady will be hosting a pre-strike UCU Live event on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Please invite all of your colleagues, students, friends and family. 

    On Thursday 24 and Friday 25 November members will bring every university in the UK to a standstill. Join us at 10:30 on Friday 25 November on Zoom for our virtual picket line. 

    There will also be a joint UCU/EIS-ULA strike rally in Glasgow on Friday 25 November. Meet at 12:30 at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall steps at the top of Buchanan Street, Glasgow.

    On Wednesday 30 November at 13:00 we are asking every branch in the country to descend on Kings Cross in London for the biggest national rally in UCU history. Contact your reps to find out plans for coaches carrying members, students and supporters to the rally. 

    There will also be a UCU Scotland strike rally in Edinburgh on Wednesday 30 November. Assemble at 12:30 for 13:00 start at the Scottish Parliament concourse, Edinburgh. Speakers include: UCU Scotland; STUC general secretary Roz Foyer’ NUS Scotland president Ellie Gomersall; and MSPs.

  • WhatsApp Group for Strike Coordination

    Dear Activists,

    We have a new WhatsApp group for those GSA UCU activists who wish to join the strike coordination.

    We will keep the group active from now on as a central communication tool for core GSA UCU activists.

    Please email the committee email address to be added – you will then be sent a WhatsApp link which will allow you to join the group.

  • Know your rights!

    1. You are under NO obligation to tell management you are a union member – even if asked

    2. You are under NO obligation to tell management in advance if you plan to strike

    3. Non-members CAN TAKE STRIKE ACTION!

    Report management intimidation to UCU

  • EIS/UCU DEMO

    Next Friday 25th November at the Buchanan Galleries steps.