Sussex UCU, Brighton, UK

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  • Supporting Our Community Following the Death of Professor Jason Arday

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    UCU Sussex extends its condolences to all those affected by the death of Professor Jason Arday. We recognise that this news may have affected colleagues in different ways. Professor Arday’s scholarship, public engagement and advocacy held particular significance for many Black colleagues and colleagues from other racialised and minoritised backgrounds. His passing, alongside the public…

  • Collective Consultation Summary

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    UCU Report Dear members, In total, UNITE, Unison and UCU represented staff at seven formal Collective Consultation meetings between 11th June and 15th July. As the summaries of those meetings noted, the consultation was mostly productive and conducted in good faith. We worked with management to identify issues with the process and proposals and to…

  • Collective Consultation Meeting

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    Wednesday 8 July 2026 Joint report, UCU, UNISON, UNITE This meeting had an open agenda and enabled the Trade Unions to pick up previous lines of discussion and to raise new ones.  We began by discussing the university’s finances; the Chief Financial Officer had sent apologies and negotiators met with her a few days later.…

  • Collective Consultation meeting Tuesday 30th June and Thursday 2nd July

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    Selection Process and Criteria Joint Report by UCU, UNISON and UNITE Last week saw two collective consultation meetings, focused on the selection process and criteria for redundancy.  In the first meeting, taking place on the 30th June, we discussed the proposed Professional Services Redundancy Selection Process and Criteria. The Trade Unions asked for further details…

  • Collective Consultation meeting Wednesday 24th June

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    Redundancy Terms and Pay Protection Proposal Joint Report by UCU, UNISON and UNITE The third collective consultation meeting focused on the voluntary and compulsory redundancy offers and terms, as well as the proposed changes to pay protection. The Trade Unions informed management that we would be requesting improved redundancy payments in our responses submitted to…

  • Collective Consultation meeting, June 18th 2026

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    Wellbeing, Organisational Stress Risk Assessment and Equality Impact Analyses UNISON, UNITE and UCU joint report The second collective consultation meeting was focused on the EDI and wellbeing related aspects of the redundancy proposals. This covered the wellbeing support available to staff, the organisational stress risk assessment and the equality impact analyses conducted for both the…

  • Collective Consultation meeting, June 11th 2026

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    Financial Situation and Business Change Documents UNISON, UNITE and UCU joint report The first collective consultation meeting focused on the financial situation of the university and the stated aim of reducing pay costs further through the proposed redundancy exercise. The Trade Unions reiterated our demand for compulsory redundancies to be taken off the table and…

  • Update from 2025 UCU Congress 

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    By Tom Cowin, outgoing Sussex UCU Vice President and member of the Anti-Casualisation Committee We are writing to report back from the first-ever hybrid UCU Congress — the supreme policy-making body of our union, which determines national policy and strategic direction. This year’s Congress took place over the late May Bank Holiday weekend in Liverpool and…

  • Sussex UCU Annual General Meeting – Two Motions Passed with Overwhelming Support

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    At the Sussex AGM, two important motions were proposed and voted on by the branch. We are pleased to report that both motions passed with overwhelming support from members. This is a clear reflection of our collective commitment to equity, solidarity and the protection of staff rights at the University of Sussex. 1. Adoption of…

  • Branch Social 20th March

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    Sussex UCU is hosting solidarity drinks in Room 76 in Falmer Bar on Thursday, 20th March, from 4 PM until 6 PM. This is a chance for us to meet face-to-face, catch up, socialise, and perhaps strategise (no break-out rooms, we promise!).  The branch will be putting some money behind the bar and providing some snacks,…