National Shop Stewards Network

NSSN 409: RMT steps up action on the trains and tube

October 16, 2018 in Bulletins

This week we headline with escalating action by RMT members in disputes against Driver Only Operation on Northern Rail and South Western Railway as well as on the Piccadilly Line on London Underground. We stand shoulder to shoulder with the RMT, who initiated the NSSN in 2006 under the then General Secretary the late great Bob Crow. Piccadilly Line tube drivers to strike again in long-running dispute over breakdown in industrial relations (15 Oct) – TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that driver members on the Piccadilly Line will strike again next month in a long-running dispute over the […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, BFAWU, bob crow, cleaners, DOO, Fast Food Rights, fbu, Guards, housing, John McDonnell MP, Miners, NEU, no cuts, Northern Rail, nssn, Pay, pcs, Piccadilly Line, rmt, Scotland, South Western Railway, Strike, terms and conditions, Yorkshire
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408: Glasgow council workers to strike for equal pay justice

October 10, 2018 in Bulletins

Statement from Glasgow Unison Branch:- Glasgow Equal Pay – Why we are striking. You will be aware that Glasgow school support for learning staff, child development officers, school administration workers, home carers, cleaners, caterers and other council workers are being called out on strike on 23/24 October in a dispute over the council’s failure to reach agreement on a long standing equal pay dispute. GMB members will also be taking strike action at these times. Around 8,000 trade union members will be called out on strike. This dispute is about the council’s failure to make any real progress on […]

Tags: #FFS410, 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, BFAWU, cleaners, CWU, DFLA, EIS, Equal pay, Fast Food Rights, fbu, general strike, Glasgow, housing, IWGB, NEU, nhs, nssn, Pay, rmt, terms and conditions, TUC, tupe, Uber, UberEats, UCU, Unison, Unite, Yorkshire
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407: Support Hospitality strike this Thursday #FFS410

October 2, 2018 in Bulletins

The National Shop Stewards Network is proud to support the co-ordinated strike this Thursday October 4th by restaurant and hospitality workers. Two of our affiliated unions the BFAWU and Unite are prominent in the action, alongside the GMB, IWW and IWGB. We believe that these struggles are giving workers in these sectors confidence to fight back. Workers in the BFAWU in the ‘Ivy House’ pub in South London walked out in solidarity with their sacked workmates last Sunday and are still out. Join the protests outside the pub – 40 Stuart Rd, Nunhead, London SE15 3BE. For up to date […]

Tags: #FFS410, 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, BFAWU, blacklist, bob crow, cleaners, CWU, Deliveroo, EIS, Fast Food Rights, fbu, general strike, GMB, Headteachers, housing, Hungry For Justice, Ivy House, IWGB, IWW, McDonald's, Miners, napo, NEU, no cuts, nssn, NUT, Pay, pcs, pensions, poa, rmt, Scotland, Strike, terms and conditions, TGI Fridays, TUC, tupe, Uber Eats, UCAC, UCU, Unison, Unite, Wetherspoons, Yorkshire
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NSSN 406: Workers strike back against NHS privatisation

September 25, 2018 in Bulletins

Unite members in the NHS in both Kent and Yorkshire are striking this week over being transferred into wholly owned subsidiaries. This is despite this practice of privatisation supposedly being ‘paused’. Health workers have won victories in Mid Yorkshire, Esk & Wear Valley and Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Trusts and Unison members have now won a ballot to strike in Bolton. The NSSN calls for support and solidarity to all these workers and their unions and supports the demand to end the transfers and all privatisation in the NHS and the bringing back to the NHS of all […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, bob crow, cleaners, CWU, Fast Food Rights, fbu, general strike, John McDonnell MP, lobby, McDonald's, NEU, nhs, pcs, pensions, poa, rmt, Scotland, terms and conditions, TGI Fridays, Unite, Wetherspoons, wholly owned subsidiaries, Yorkshire
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NSSN 405: POA members take action over prison safety

September 19, 2018 in Bulletins

The National Shop Stewards Network sends solidarity to the POA union whose members took part in protests outside prisons last Friday over the massive safety concerns that the union has for their members and other staff and inmates as a result of Tory cuts. The POA have disgracefully had their democratic right to take industrial action taken from them. The NSSN is proud that they have been a longstanding affiliate of ours and we call on the whole trade union movement to stand with them. The action has forced the Government to enter talks with the union. POA General […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, blacklist, budget day, bullying, cleaners, condems, CWU, Fast Food Rights, fbu, GMB, housing, John McDonnell MP, lobby, Miners, napo, NEU, no cuts, nssn, NUT, Pay, pcs, poa, Prisons, rmt, safety, Scotland, TUC, tupe, Unite, Wetherspoons
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404: NSSN TUC Rally – general election to ‘Get Tories Out!’

September 13, 2018 in Bulletins

The National Shop Stewards Network rally last Sunday September 9th before the start of TUC Congress was a tremendous event with over 200 trade union activists attending alongside congress delegates. TUC was held in Manchester to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first congress in 1868 and the NSSN rally took place in the venue of that first conference, the Mechanics Institute. Leaders from fighting unions spoke alongside rank & file union reps and activists, including those who have been taking action. The clear message from speakers was that we need to fight for a general election to get […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, BFAWU, Birmingham, blacklist, bob crow, condems, CWU, Fast Food Rights, fbu, general strike, housing, lobby, Manchester, Miners, napo, NEU, nhs, nssn, Pay, pcs, poa, rmt, Scotland, TUC, tupe, Unite
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403: Come to NSSN Rally at TUC in Manchester

September 5, 2018 in Bulletins

In the year of the 150th anniversary of the TUC, the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) is again organising a rally before the start of TUC Congress: ‘Fight Together to Get the Tories Out!’ It will be from 1pm on Sunday September 9th in the Manchester Mechanics Institute/Conference Centre, Princess Street, M1 6DD. Leaders from fighting unions will be speaking alongside rank & file union reps and activists, including those who have been taking action. Confirmed speakers so far: RMT General Secretary Mick Cash, BFAWU General Secretary Ronnie Draper, USDAW President Amy Murphy (personal capacity), POA Deputy General Secretary […]

Tags: 150, 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, blacklist, bob crow, CWU, housing, Manchester, Miners, NEU, nhs, no cuts, nssn, NUT, Pay, poa, rmt, Scotland, TUC, tupe, UCU, Unison, Unite
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NSSN 402: RMT DOO strike & UCU pay ballot

August 30, 2018 in Bulletins

The RMT is well into its third year of fighting Driver Only Operation (DOO). It has been forced to step up action on Northern Rail and South West Railway with strikes over the last few weeks with more called over the next month. The NSSN was initiated by the RMT and their late great general secretary Bob Crow. We are proud to stand shoulder with them, and their members. RMT confirms action goes ahead on Northern Rail in fight over guards and rail safety as company refuses serious talks (24) – RAIL UNION RMT confirmed today that strike action […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, blacklist, CWU, DOO, fbu, general strike, HCA, housing, John McDonnell MP, Keep The Guard on the Train, lobby, Miners, NEU, nhs, no cuts, NUT, Pay, pcs, pensions, poa, rmt, Scotland, Strike, terms and conditions, TUC, tupe, UCU, Unite
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NSSN 401: Sunderland strike at Liebherr cranes for better pay

August 22, 2018 in Bulletins

“We’ll be out as long as it takes”, was the strident attitude of Liebherr strikers. The Unite the Union and GMB members on the picket line told NSSN North East supporters that they are striking for a decent pay increase. Liebbherr’s offer of 3% was rejected by a decisive 94%. Liebherr is a global company, and the site in Sunderland is profitable. They assemble high quality cranes for the oil and maritime industries. Globally, turnover was almost 10 billion Euros for 2017. Yet, management, “aren’t forthcoming” when it comes to offering a decent pay increase. For a number of […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Birmingham, Congress, crane, fbu, GMB, housing, Liebherr, Manchester, NEU, NUT, Pay, pcs, Strike, Sunderland, TUC, tupe, Unite, Unite the Union, Yorkshire
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400: Mid Yorks trust staff victory against NHS privatisation

August 15, 2018 in Uncategorized

The NSSN marks our 400th weekly bulletin by celebrating a victory by NHS workers against privatisation. This article is written by Adrian O’Malley – Branch Secretary Unison Mid Yorkshire Health (Personal Capacity):- UNISON members working within Estates and Facilities at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust were due to start 3 days strike action against the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary company (WOS) on Monday 20th August. 900 staff were at risk of being transferred into the proposed company. The UNISON strike vote was 97.4% to strike on a 56.7% turnout. A further 100 staff have since joined the […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, BFAWU, Birmingham, blacklist, cleaners, Congress, CWU, Fast Food Rights, Ford, general strike, GMB, Homecare, housing, John McDonnell MP, lobby, Manchester, Miners, NEU, nhs, nssn, NUT, Pay, poa, privatisation, spain, TUC, Unison, Valencia, wholly owned subsidiary, WOS, Yorkshire
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