Category: Strike
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Have you VOTED yet!? Vote YES for Better Pay!
Pay talks with the University and Colleges Employers’ Association (UCEA) ended in impasse, rather than agreement. UCEA made their latest final pay offer for 2023-24 during the ACAS facilitated dispute resolution talks in February: another below-inflation pay rise. With RPI inflation at 13.8% in February 2023 and even CPI at 10.4%, like many other workers across…
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RGU STRIKE Update – December 2022
In the run-up to the Christmas break, here's another strike update video for you. Follow us on FACEBOOK – we'll continue to send updates from the picket lines and on the overall dispute. You can also see some of the photo's and videos from the picket lines this week as well. Click here and like…
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RGU Members Vote for Strike Action Over Pay
Higher Education pay campaign and strike ballot 2022 – Results Members at both the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University have overwhelmingly rejected the employer's pay offer this year. 79.2% of Robert Gordon University members who voted, voted to reject the pay offer, and more than half of UNISON members voted, meaning the vote…
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RGU STRIKE Update
Strike Dates As previously communicated we are now taking strike action on Tuesday 20th/Wednesday 21st September, and Monday 3rd/Tuesday 4th October. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND THE WORKPLACE ON THESE DATES. It is vitally important that everyone stands together to reject the pay offer as we look to negotiate an improvement. Only by standing together will…
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Strike Pay Claim Form
Members who have taken part in the RGU strike action are eligible to claim strike pay from UNISON. Strike pay will be paid at the national rate, with a small additional supplement from the branch which will be determined once we have all the claims entered. Strike pay is not taxable, so you are entitled…
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STRIKE! RGU Dates Announced
STRIKE – Take Action! Dates have now been announced for industrial action at the Robert Gordon University over the derisory 3% pay award this year. We are asking all members to take strike action and not attend the workplace on the following dates: Monday 19th September Monday strike action is no longer taking place due…
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We’re Worth More! Vote YES for Strike Action
The University and Colleges Employers Association have made their final pay offer: a below-inflation pay rise of 3% for most Higher Education staff and between 9% and 3% for those on pay points 3 to 19. They didn’t offer any more during the dispute process and will now impose this pay increase on 1 August 2022.…
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RGU STRIKE Update – September 2022
We had a great turnout on the picket lines for our first two days of strike action. Rather than a long email, I though this time I'd do a short video update for you all – click here to watch it: Follow us on FACEBOOK – we'll continue to send updates from the picket lines…
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RGU STRIKE – November Dates
STRIKE – Take Action! Dates have now been announced for further industrial action at the Robert Gordon University over the derisory 3% pay award this year. We are asking all members to take strike action and not attend the workplace on the following dates: Thursday 24th November Friday 25th November IT IS CRITICAL THAT ALL…