Category: Uncategorized

—

by

Updated: Jul 24, 2022 Sussex UCU has received a reply from Sussex VC David Maguire to the letter from 1000+ Students, Staff, Emeriti and Alumni of the University. Read the full reply here: Sussex VC reply to 1000+ community letter on USS & 4Fights The VC’s reply argues that The reply, received on 8 April 2022,…

Analysis of Sussex staff pulse survey

—

by

Updated: Apr 20, 2022 The third pulse survey is planned for April. It will be a bit different than the first two. There is a smaller set of core questions that will be asked every six months and a number of questions that allow for a closer look at a particular topic. The University will try…

Senate has requested that Council reconsider its decision on USS

—

by

Updated: Mar 20, 2022 Sussex Council will meet on 1 April to reconsider its decision to support pension cuts. The following motion, drafted by the University Secretary, passed at the Senate meeting on 16 March 2022 by 27 for, 4 abstain, 7 against “Senate is dissatisfied with the decision made by Council in relation to the…

Betrayed by University leadership over USS pensions

—

by

Updated: Mar 20, 2022 24 February 2022 Sussex UCU negotiators learned today that the University of Sussex Council, following advice from the interim Vice Chancellor, has voted in favour of significantly cutting Sussex staff’s future USS pensions. For early career staff this means by a third or more. The reason given was that this was the…

On support for the UCU proposals

—

by

Sussex UCU will present to Council on Friday 18 February 2022. This is the accompanying paper, prepared on behalf of Sussex UCU Note added 3 March 2021: this paper is now also available on Sussex Direct [login required] Executive summary The UCU proposals are: Council support for the UCU Proposals would help maintain a sustainable…

Jobs saved as UEG look set to confirm no Size and Shape compulsory redundancies

—

by

Dear colleagues, Sometimes working in HE can seem like an endless onslaught of bad news: pensions, pay, restructures, redundancies, workload, casualisation, discrimination, outsourcing – and all in the context of a global pandemic. It’s all too easy to feel powerless as staff and as union members. That’s why it’s important to celebrate our victories –…

Sussex UCU Message to Our Students

—

by

Updated: Mar 18, 2022 Monday 14 March, 2022 Why are we still striking and what can you do? To our students, You will be aware that industrial action continues at Sussex and at 67 other universities across the UK, including five further days of strike action over 21 – 25 March, as part of UCU’s dispute…

UCU Sussex votes to support campaign for resignation of external examiners

—

by

UUK and the VC’s have recently voted to implement cuts to USS benefits, averaging 35%. 93 institutions voted in favour of that decision including the University of Sussex. We need to pressure these institutions to change their positions, and ensure that the robbery of members’ pensions does not go unanswered. To that end, at its…

The UCU dispute with the University of Sussex on USS & casualisation, inequality, workload and pay

—

by

Sussex UCU will present at a pre-Council meeting from 9:00-9:30am on Friday 26 November 2021. This is the accompanying UCU paper for the same meeting. We expect it will be available on the Council pages of Sussex Direct in the near future. As Council is aware UCU is in dispute with the University of Sussex.…

Corrections to statements in the email from the Interim VC on UCU strikes

—

by