Sussex Occupation
Donation protected
Students are currently in occupation in solidarity with striking UCU members in an ongoing pensions dispute. In order to ensure the success of the occupation, donations towards essential supplies would be greatly appreciated.
*PRESS STATEMENT*
WE ARE IN OCCUPATION
Students have secured and occupied a building in the New East Slope construction site on the campus of University of Sussex. We are occupying in solidarity with academic staff who are on strike over pension scheme changes and demand that Adam Tickell, Sussex Vice Chancellor, use his position as lead negotiator of Universities UK to meet the demands of striking staff.
We are also demanding that University of Sussex halt the process of social cleansing on campus and maintain the previous rent of the occupied site at £88.56pw, instead of raising it to £156.55.
Furthermore, we demand that Balfour Beatty, the construction company at work on the site, stop blacklisting trade union reps, and allow the trade union UNITE unhindered and unsupervised access to the construction site in order to allow workers to exercise their rights and unionise.
We will be halting construction for as long as it takes to force management to meet our demands.
No capitulation!
*PRESS STATEMENT*
WE ARE IN OCCUPATION
Students have secured and occupied a building in the New East Slope construction site on the campus of University of Sussex. We are occupying in solidarity with academic staff who are on strike over pension scheme changes and demand that Adam Tickell, Sussex Vice Chancellor, use his position as lead negotiator of Universities UK to meet the demands of striking staff.
We are also demanding that University of Sussex halt the process of social cleansing on campus and maintain the previous rent of the occupied site at £88.56pw, instead of raising it to £156.55.
Furthermore, we demand that Balfour Beatty, the construction company at work on the site, stop blacklisting trade union reps, and allow the trade union UNITE unhindered and unsupervised access to the construction site in order to allow workers to exercise their rights and unionise.
We will be halting construction for as long as it takes to force management to meet our demands.
No capitulation!
Organizer
Harry Salisbury
Organizer
