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Read the report in full : McGettigan_Sussex_Annual_report_2022_review_PUBLIC_Jan_2023.pdf The report linked above was prepared for Sussex UCU by Andrew McGettigan, an expert in university finances, using the Sussex Financial Statements 2021/22 [1] Sussex UCU Exec and Reps, January 2023 We encourage everyone to read the report by Andrew, linked above, in full. Below are excerpts, additional…

The future of campus services – a joint statement from University of Sussex trade unions

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Updated: Jun 1, 2023 This statement is in response to the Vice-Chancellor’s announcement that the current campus contracts for catering and facilities management will expire in August and December 2023, and sets out the position of Unison, Unite and UCU – the three trade unions representing staff on the University of Sussex campus. We welcome this…

The future of campus services – a joint statement from University of Sussex trade unions

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Updated: Jun 1, 2023 This statement is in response to the Vice-Chancellor’s announcement that the current campus contracts for catering and facilities management will expire in August and December 2023, and sets out the position of Unison, Unite and UCU – the three trade unions representing staff on the University of Sussex campus. We welcome this…

Demands from the PGRs as Staff Campaign following stalling negotiations

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Updated: Nov 16, 2022 Since June 2022, when the UCU boycott agreement (read Sussex UCU press release) was reached with university management, UCU PGR reps have been working on negotiations towards a new DT contract. As PGRs at Sussex, we are negotiating with management to secure an ambitious DT contract that seeks to resolve FIVE KEY…

Solidarity & the crisis in education: a cross-union panel event

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Join our cross-union panel in the Debating Chamber in Falmer House at 6pm on the 21st of September this Welcome Week to hear from each of your campus unions about why joining a union now is the most important step you can take to reverse years of wage and pensions theft. Speakers will discuss what…

Six key USS facts with evidence for VCs

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To inform debate at UUK’s annual conference, 7-8 September 2022 Earlier this summer many UCU branches, including ours, signed joint statements with their leadership teams on USS. Most of these statements called for rebuilding of trust or emphasised the importance of an evidence-based approach to communications. In this spirit, ahead of the UUK’s annual conference…

UUK’s continued defence of misleading claims is a sham, their governance a disgrace

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Figure 1: Timeline of UUK underestimates of cuts to pensions, all links here. In a response to Sussex UCU members concerns, Universities UK (UUK) continued its sham defence of their year of misleading claims on the scale of the USS pension cuts. UUK’s woefully inadequate response, dated 7 July 2022 – copied here in full…

Sussex UEG meet Sussex UCU’s demands

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Members agree to the University Executive Group’s offer and vote to end the marking and assessment boycott. The University of Sussex University Executive Group (UEG) have accepted University and College Union (UCU) Sussex’s demands on three issues (Four Fights, the USS pension, and local Size and Shape) which will immediately end the marking and assessment…

Sussex UCU Supports Mitie Must Fall Campaign

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Motion passed at Sussex UCU AGM, 11th May 2022 This branch notes: This branch believes: This branch resolves: 1. To endorse the five demands of the student-led MitieMustFall campaign: (a) “Immediate and full publication of the university’s contract with Mitie Group Plc, relating to their part ownership of Sussex Estates and Facilities. b) “An immediate…

Marking boycott and negotiations update

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