National Shop Stewards Network

Unprecedented response to legal aid cuts

March 7, 2014 in Protest, Strikes

Over two thousand legal professionals rallied at Parliament this morning as part of strike action against cuts to legal aid. Barristers, solicitors, paralegals and other professionals crammed into Old Palace Yard to hear speaker after speaker condemn the governments attack on access to legal aid. The loudest cheers were reserved for the speeches of Janis Sharp, mother of Gary McKinnon and Paddy Hill, one of the Birmingham Six. They had both suffered at the hands of the British Criminal Justice system. Legal aid was essential in both cases in overturning miscarriages of justice. Ian Lawrence, General Secretary of Probation Officers […]

Tags: #fight4legalaid, #just4justice, Chris Grayling, Legal aid, napo
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“Historic” strike by Doncaster Care UK workers

March 6, 2014 in News, Protest, Strikes

“Historic is an over-used word” said Jim Bell, Unison full-time officer, “but it really is historic that Doncaster Care UK workers are striking 30 years on from the beginning of the miners’ strike. Then and now, we face the same type of employers, like the miners we have drawn a line in the sand in the face of a profiteer who thinks they can bully us into submission. Give yourselves and the miners of 84 a massive cheer.” With that the roof came off as 200 strikers and supporters got to their feet at Jim’s fitting introduction to the final […]

Tags: doncaster, nhs, Strike, Unsion, Yorkshire
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NSSN 182 – International Women’s Day 2014

March 4, 2014 in Bulletins

The struggle against austerity “As we come marching, marching in the beauty of the day, A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts gray, Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses, For the people hear us singing: “Bread and roses! Bread and roses!” As we come marching, marching, we battle too for men, For they are women’s children, and we mother them again. Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes; Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses! As we come marching, marching, unnumbered […]

Tags: austerity, BFAWU, blacklist, CWU, fbu, general strike, GMB, International Women's Day, napo, NASUWT, nhs, no cuts, nssn, NUT, Pay, pcs, pensions, poa, rmt, TUC, UCU, Unison, Unite
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VIDEO: Citizen’s arrest at blacklister Callum McAlpine!

February 21, 2014 in Video

Taken from Reel News Youtube channel Police attend Victoria offices of Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd today as an arrest warrant is served on Cullum McAlpine for human rights violations relating to blacklist scandal. This weekend is 5th anniversary of the Information Commissioners Office raid on the Consulting Association, when files on over 3,214 construction workers and environmental activists were found. Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. played a key role in setting up the Consulting Association to deny these workers employment, most of whom were simply raising concerns over health and safety.

Tags: blacklist, Construction, GMB, terms and conditions, UCATT, Unite
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Bob Crow & Ronnie Draper to speak at NSSN Conference

January 17, 2014 in News

We are holding our 8th annual conference on Saturday July 5th in Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Bob Crow, General Secretary of the RMT and Ronnie Draper, General Secretary of the Bakers union will be among the speakers. It is open to everyone in the union and anti-cuts movement who want to fight back against the employers’ offensive. Think about sending members of your branch – it only costs £6 each

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, blacklist, condems, CWU, general strike, GMB, housing, lobby, napo, NASUWT, nhs, no cuts, nssn, NUT, Pay, pcs, pensions, poa, rmt, Strike, terms and conditions, TUC, UCU, Unison, Unite
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NSSN 181 – Glasgow care workers escalate action

February 26, 2014 in Bulletins

The Glasgow care workers strike action is growing stronger and more solid. After taking two 48-hour strikes in January the around 400 Unison members involved have now just completed a 72-hour strike over the Valentine’s weekend. If Social Work bosses and the Labour administration thought the resolve of the workers could be broken, they couldn’t have been more wrong. In fact the mood has hardened even further. At a mass meeting on Sunday 16th February workers unanimously voted to escalate their action and intend to take a further three 72-hour strikes starting on March 7th and then continues for the […]

Tags: BFAWU, blacklist, CWU, GMB, Indyref, IWGB, NUJ, pcs, poa, rmt, Scotland, UCU, Unison, Unite
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NSSN 180 – Tube unions 1 Johnson 0

February 19, 2014 in Bulletins

A SOLID STRIKE by RMT AND TSSA has gained us a political and industrial victory over Boris Johnson. A partial retreat by our bosses from an intransigent position of refusing to withdraw their proposed cuts of a 1,000 jobs and closing virtually all ticket offices has been achieved. Action is suspended for eight weeks while all aspects of the proposals are discussed and implementation is put on hold as is the HR1 redundancy notice. This shows the power of effective industrial action. The action gained support from the public in London, many of whom congratulated us for resisting the cuts. […]

Tags: 24 General strike, austerity, BFAWU, blacklist, bob crow, Boris Johnson, condems, CWU, general strike, GMB, IWGB, John McDonnell MP, London Underground, LUL, nhs, no cuts, nssn, NUJ, NUT, One Housing Group, Pay, pcs, pensions, poa, rmt, Strike, terms and conditions, TFL, The Tube, TSSA, TUC, UCU, Unison, Unite
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Unofficial walkout at Runcorn beats management

February 18, 2014 in News, Strikes

Report filed from a Runcorn TPS worker There was an unofficial walkout by construction workers at Runcorn thermal power station on Thursday in another dispute over safety issues on the site. During the storms on Wednesday a section of cladding from a flue stack blew off on the neighbouring Inios Chlor plant and the site was evacuated. On return to work on Thursday some workers refused to go onto the site due to concerns over site safety despite assurances from the Keppel Segers (K.S.), the company in overall charge on the site, that the site was safe for work. A […]

Tags: Construction, Construction industry, GMB, health & safety, Health and Safety, safety, Strike, Unite, unofficial action, Wildcat strike
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NSSN relaunch meeting in the North East

February 17, 2014 in News

The National Shop Stewards Network are having a relaunch public meeting on”Could there be a general strike in Britain” 24th February 7pm at the Old George pub, Old George Yard in Newcastle, NE1 1EE. Speakers: Chris Baugh – PCS Assistant General Secretary Alan Milne – BFAWU Regional Secretary

Tags: 24 General strike, BFAWU, general strike, no cuts, nssn, pcs, Strike
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NSSN 179 – BFAWU ‘Fast Food Rights’ DoA 15th February

February 12, 2014 in Bulletins

The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers’ Union (BFAWU), Youth Fight for Jobs, National Shop Stewards Network, Unite the Resistance, DPAC and John McDonnell MP and other supporters of the new Fast Food Rights initiative are launching our campaign with a day of action on Saturday 15th February. We’ve been inspired by the movement in the USA. Fast food workers there have taken wildcat strike action, in some instances, demanding a fourfold increase in their pay, to reflect the real cost of living – the ‘Fight 4 15’, a $15/hr minimum wage. This groundswell of support helped propel Socialist Alternative member […]

Tags: austerity, BFAWU, blacklist, bob crow, GMB, lobby, napo, NASUWT, no cuts, nssn, NUT, Pay, pcs, pensions, poa, rmt, Strike, terms and conditions, UCU, Unison, Unite
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HE strike: rally at London Met Uni

February 7, 2014 in Protest, Strikes, Video

Taken from Reel News YouTube Channel Third day of national strike action for a decent pay rise and a living wage for all higher education workers. At a rally at London Metropolitan University, the pickets are joined by strikers from the tube strike, the strike at STEM 6 academy free school, and many others as the calls for more united, effective action across the unions increase.

Tags: Higher Education, London Met, nssn, NUT, Pay, rmt, Strike, terms and conditions, UCU, Unison, Unite
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