Tag: ucu
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Sussex UCU branch view on the proposed USS 2020 valuation
Prepared for the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the University of Sussex by the Sussex UCU Pensions working group, in response to the USS 2020 valuation discussion document published September 2020. All Sussex UCU members and wider groups of staff were consulted throughout the preparation of this view. Employers have been asked to respond by…
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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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UCU Sussex Anti-Racist Action Plan 2020
Following our branch meeting on anti-racist organising last week, a working group has formed to develop an action plan which we now share below and as a downloadable PDF here. This plan represents a starting place for dismantling structures of white supremacy at Sussex. We see this as a broad collective project and would like…
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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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The Sussex Financial Review Guidelines: A Report to Members of Sussex UCU, Unison and Unite
The University Executive Group (UEG) issued the Sussex Financial Review Guidelines (FRGs) to Heads of School and Divisional Directors on 25th March, with an accompanying note from the VC stating that budget holders ‘must strictly adhere to‘ them (bold in original). There was no prior consultation on the guidelines with the campus Trade Unions. After…
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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…
Sussex UCU, Brighton, UK 