Practically day for day a year ago, Sussex management announced plans to outsource 235 members of staff covering an extensive majority of the campus services. Today, a new single issue union announced a trade dispute over the outsourcing. This follows a year of failed attempts by existing trade unions and the campus community to engage … Continue reading
This month has marked a year of struggle against the privatisation of Sussex University. Things have inevitably slowed down on the public and student side of the campaign. But work has been ongoing behind the scenes, especially for the trade unions and workers. This week, the Pop Up Union was certified as a trade union! … Continue reading
Since the Pop-Up Union was formed in March this year, we have been in discussions with the Certification Officer regarding being entered onto the official list of active trade unions. We are pleased to announce we have now been entered onto the list. A news post on the Certification Officer’s website confirmed the good news: … Continue reading
There is a lot of leftover items (heaters, bedding, clothing, etc.) from the occupation which has been waiting for collection in Falmer House for a few weeks now. If not collected by 5pm today, these items will be donated to the Calais Migrants Project. They are all currently under the stairs in Falmer House. Apologies … Continue reading
Dear Sussex Against Privatization: We, the undersigned, faculty, staff and students in the School of Education and Social Work, would like to show support for the Occupy Sussex and the Sussex Against Privatization campaign where its activities have been focused upon developing dialogue with those responsible for making decisions about outsourcing and privatization. We strongly … Continue reading
Dear Occupy Sussex As staff, faculty, tutors and research students in the School of History, Art History and Philosophy, we wish to express our support for your campaign against the outsourcing of campus services and its consequent likely deterioration of the terms and conditions of the 235 staff affected, and for your attempts to persuade … Continue reading
Communique from the occupiers of the Arts Piazza Cafe. After a demo of over 300 people, students and staff at the university have occupied the Arts Piazza cafe on campus. This flash occupation demonstrates that we are not afraid to take action in support of our services. We will not be intimidated by … Continue reading
STATEMENT – 4pm – Tuesday 16th April 2013 Today marked an important step in the continuation and growth of the Sussex Against Privatisation Campaign. After 11 months of campaigning, a seven week long occupation, the launch of the worker led Pop Up Union, an EDM signed by 31 MP’s and continued expressions of support from … Continue reading
To whom it may concern, We, the undersigned faculty, staff and students of the school of English would like to express our support for the campaign against outsourcing at the University of Sussex. Additionally, we would like to highlight our concern toward the silencing and censorship of members of our campus, and the refusal by … Continue reading
***CAMPAIGN MEETINGS EVERYDAY!*** 5-7PM FALMER HOUSE COMMON ROOM OR MEETING ROOM 2 Please come and help organising to support the 235! Want to know why it’s important and why anybody can chip in, even for just a couple of hours? Read this: http://girlignited.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/armchair-politics-and-the-top-three-excuses-for-doing-sweet-f-a/ For a beautiful collection of accounts of the struggle, see here: http://www.metamute.org/editorial/articles/weaponise-corpse-anti-privatisation-struggle-sussex-university … Continue reading
