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The future of campus services – a joint statement from University of Sussex trade unions
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…
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The future of campus services – a joint statement from University of Sussex trade unions
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…
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Demands from the PGRs as Staff Campaign following stalling negotiations
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…
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Six key USS facts with evidence for VCs
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…
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Sussex UCU Supports Mitie Must Fall Campaign
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…
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Marking boycott and negotiations update
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,…
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President’s Report: 2022 Branch AGM
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…
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Sussex UEG offer on Four Fights and USS demands
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…
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Take Back Sussex: global grassroots lessons on democratising & reclaiming our universities
This month Take Back Sussex put on two online meetings. These were both recorded and can be accessed through the links below for anyone who missed them. The first meeting was called What if our university could be more democratic?. It featured contributions from George Xylomenos, Birgul Kutan, and Fatma Gök about their experiences of…
Sussex UCU, Brighton, UK 