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University staff strike over job cuts and redundancy fears

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 14 Oct, 20:45 · Archive

More than 50 staff at Glasgow Caledonian University will strike on Thursday over job cuts and compulsory redundancy concerns.

More than 50 staff at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) will take industrial action on Thursday in a dispute over job cuts and compulsory redundancies. According to Unite the Union, the university's cuts are in response to a £33 million drop in income over the last two years, which the union attributes to a decline in international student numbers.

Unite says GCU retains substantial financial resources, citing the employer's latest published accounts showing an underlying surplus of £12.6 million in 2024-2025 and £88.9 million in cash at the end of July 2025. The union claims the strikes will force the university to close its doors and lecture rooms, though GCU disputes this, stating only the library will shut temporarily.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said the university's "attack on jobs, pay and conditions is unnecessary and a vindictive choice by its management". Regional co-ordinating officer Alison MacLean called the action historic, noting it marks the first time all campus unions have collectively taken industrial action at Glasgow Caledonian and demonstrates strong worker sentiment against the compulsory redundancy threat.

University staff strike over job cuts and redundancy fears
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In this story: Glasgow Caledonian University · Unite the Union · Sharon Graham · Alison MacLean

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