Sussex members of the Association of University Teachers (AUT) went on strike this week as part of a national pay dispute. They joined colleagues at other English universities in a one-day strike on Tuesday (7 March).
In addition, "action short of a strike" began on Wednesday (8 March). This action consists of a refusal to carry out student assessment and examination activity; refusal to cover call-out or absences; and refusal to participate in staff appraisal or job evaluation. AUT members will work as normal in relation to other duties.
A contingency group at Sussex has been established to look at arrangements for managing the period of action short of a strike.
Nationally, UCEA - the employers body - are seeking to resolve pay issues with the AUT and have offered dates for discussions to achieve this. The industrial action applies only to AUT members and not to other Sussex staff.
National sources of information are available from www.aut.org.uk and www.ucea.ac.uk.