Tag: news
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Letter to VC from a UCU Member
UCU Reps and Exec fully endorse the following letter that was sent to the Vice Chancellor from one of our branch members: Dear Professor Tickell, I am writing to express my dismay, frustration and hurt at your latest ‘View from the VC’ of 1/10/2020, which – to my mind – epitomises and makes explicit the…
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Mass catering job cuts planned at the University of Sussex
Trade Unions condemn “Fire and rehire scandal PRESS RELEASE Chartwells, which provides the majority of catering at the University of Sussex, have announced they will make over 70% of their staff redundant on 17 November. This puts 39 of 55 posts at risk. They have also made clear that they will employ agency workers. Chartwells…
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Face to face teaching and voluntary on-campus work
We note the messages to staff and students in the last few days from the VC, the PVC for Education, and the Chief Operating Officer, as well as the email to all staff Return to campus: guidance for all staff, and the most recent Return to campus webinar. A consistent theme of these messages is…
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Sussex UCU statement on Hong Kong National Security Law
Sussex UCU notes the National Security Law (NSL) in Hong Kong which came into force on 30 June of this year and its claims to universal jurisdiction in Section 6, Articles 36-9. Sussex UCU further notes the statement of the Association for Asian Studies and the interim statement of the British Association for Chinese Studies…
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Joint statement by University of Sussex campus unions on reopening for teaching this term
8th September 2020 Since the University of Sussex moved teaching and professional services online in March, the campus unions have been in negotiations and attempted negotiations with University management regarding the means of safely re-opening for teaching in the autumn. However in light of recent scientific evidence and the increasing national incidence of Covid-19 we…
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Black Lives Matter
Image credit: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ UCU Sussex stands in solidarity with Black staff and students at the University. We also stand with all those protesting against police brutality and working to dismantle white supremacy within Sussex, the UK, the USA and worldwide. We ask you to sign this open letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor Adam Tickell,…
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A Response to the Vice-Chancellor
On 5th May the Vice Chancellor sent a long email to all staff which implicitly responds to the Crisis Justice at Sussex campaign. That campaign is itself a response to the programme of cuts outlined in the Financial Review Guidelines, which were circulated in their original form on 25th March and then published in revised…
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Campaign Launch: Crisis Justice at Sussex
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX TRADE UNIONS: UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE UNION (UCU) AND UNITE PRESS RELEASE Date: Thursday 30 April 2020 for immediate release Unions launch ‘Crisis Justice’ campaign against job cuts at University of Sussex The lowest paid and most vulnerable employees are most at risk of losing their jobs in a controversial review of staff…
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Joint campus union statement on University of Sussex Financial Review Guidelines
On Wednesday 25 March, a set of ‘Financial Review Guidelines’ were emailed to all Heads of School and other budget holders at the University of Sussex, and then shared to a number of staff. This communication caused a considerable amount of anxiety to those who received it, as it contained proposals to ‘terminate’ some temporary…
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Responding to Covid-19 in Higher Education with leadership, compassion, courage and justice
Covid-19 presents the University of Sussex with unprecedented threats and challenges, and we must be guided by the principles of compassion, courage and justice. This is a fast-moving situation that is changing the way we live, work and care for those around us. The University of Sussex is at the centre of the lives of…
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