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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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Negotiators Update Negotiations with UEG on our Four Fights and USS dispute are currently ongoing. As a reminder, our demands have been made available online via Padlet. We submitted a draft of a joint statement on USS and are now working towards a more robust third draft. Our lead negotiators, Jo Pawlik and Jackie Grant,…

President’s Report: 2022 Branch AGM

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The President’s Report for UCU Sussex AGM 11th May 2022 By Chris Chatwin Our big news is that Joanne Pawlik has come forward and volunteered to be our new President. Jo has been our lead negotiator for a while now and has developed all the skills necessary to successfully take on this role, I believe…

Sussex UEG offer on Four Fights and USS demands

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Sussex UCU EGM (Emergency General Meeting) to discuss voting on UEG’s latest offer. 1pm-2pm, 31 May, Zoom link in members’ email. UCU banner Members have been invited to attend an EGM at 1pm 31 May to discuss the latest developments in the dispute. This is a crucial moment in the dispute – the marking boycott…

Take Back Sussex: global grassroots lessons on democratising & reclaiming our universities

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