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NSSN Bulletin No. 86

 

NUT votes to continue national action against pensions

NUT conference held over the weekend both expressed an indication of the mood of delegates to fight but also a frustration around how a leadership can work to undermine escalating action, which would be needed to develop the fight. The pensions issue was hot on the table and after much debate it was agreed for national action but no clarity of dates.

The final day of conference NUT delegates voted overwhelmingly in the section on the economy of No cuts, as opposed to the acceptance of cuts but a little slower and tiny bit less of Labour and several leaders of unions who have held back the union movement by accepting the ideas around a debt that we are expected to pay for.

Over 150 delegates packed into an emergency meeting over Local association for national action. Agreements included sending motions to set calendar of action, lobby of NUT NEC in May and build for conference 16th June. The NSSN fully supports these actions.

Further information from NSSN steering committee member & NUT NEC: http://electmartin1.blogspot.co.uk/


Other PENSION UPDATES:

UNITE Health Sector voted 19,288 to 1176 to oppose the pensions offer.

UNISON now has a consultative ballot over action on pensions. NSSN urges a YES vote and discussions in branches and across boroughs and regions of how to develop co-coordinated action against pensions and further cuts. http://tinyurl.com/d7ho3l5

UNITE MoD Vote NO to pensions offer by 18th April - http://tinyurl.com/d7ho3l5

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1) DISPUTES & UPDATES: NHS, MMP, BMW, Remploy, and RMT Tanker Drivers, Defend Legal Aid.

2) VICTIMISATION: Blacklist support group Motion for conference

3) INTERNATIONAL: Khazakstan, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Kenya & Spain

4) DAIRY: Remploy Protests, Forced out, Workers Health & Safety and May Day

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1) DISPUTES & UPDATES

NHS � Model motions for a nation protest against the NHS cuts and Health and Social care bill are being supported, please discuss and share this in your unions, regions and anticuts group to bring pressure on TUC lead this. UNITE EC has commitment from General Sec to support the organization of a national protest. http://nationaldemonow.blogspot.co.uk/

 

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MMP UNITE have been involved in a wave of action against customers of MMP due to the illegal notice of site closure. http://tinyurl.com/clzkaer


BMW faces strike ballot over pay deal � 97% of 2000 workers have rejected a basic increase of 2.1%. http://tinyurl.com/c3622wy


REMPLOY - Not for sale! Remploy provides real jobs for many hundreds of disabled workers. Two National Demonstrations on Friday 20 April 2012: Sheffield: Assemble 12.30 for a 1pm start outside the Department of Work and Pensions office in Sheffield (Steel City House) at the junction of West Street, Church Streetand Tripit Lane.

Rally and March to the Town Hall http://tinyurl.com/cws7ra6

London: Assemble 12noon outside DWP Tothill St, London SW1H 9NA for a march to Old Palace Yard Westminster. The full list of Remploy workplaces under threat: http://tinyurl.com/crtlszj

 
Central London public meeting: Fight the Remploy Closures Meeting: Thurs 19 April, 7.30pm, ULU, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY.Speakers include: John McDonnell MP, Gail Cartmail, Unite Assistant General Secretary, Les Woodward, GMB National Convenor of Remploy; Rob Murthwaite, Disabled People Against the Cuts (leaflet can be downloaded http://www.shopstewards.net/news.269.htm)

 

RMT renews call for action after another rail runaway: http://tinyurl.com/d4e92vh


TANKER DRIVERS � Inside story of life of a tanker driver. http://tinyurl.com/d6cjqew


DEFEND LEGAL AID: Lobby MP�s to defend legal aid, which goes back to House of Commons on the 17th April. http://tinyurl.com/cd5sz3b


2) VICTIMISTATION

Blacklist support group calls for union conference emergency motions to expose police collusion and call for a public enquiry. Full motion: [email protected]


3) INTERNATIONAL

Kazakhstan - Abducted activists released: http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/5686


Sri Lankan � Striking Nurses demonstrate. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3302890.ece


Sweden � Unions plan a toilet paper blockade! http://tinyurl.com/bllk7es


Kenyan Air workers strike - the Aviation and Allied Workers Union protested against low salaries and demand an increase in meal allowances. http://tinyurl.com/cw79us4


Spain Pilots Strikes � From the 9th of April Iberian pilots start the first of 30 day strike action against creation of low cost subsidiary. http://tinyurl.com/bsyuqn3


More international news: http://www.labourstart.org/

 

4) DIARY

16th April - Youth Fight for Jobs � FORCED OUT! London Housing campaign launch 7pm ULU, Malet St WC1E supported by Unite LE1111 & PCS Young members http://www.youthfightforjobs.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=287


17th April: Save our Nurseries, Lobby Southwark Council 3.30pm 160 Tooley St.

19th April: London Remploy meeting at ULU, 7:30 PM. Jointly sponsored by NSSN, Right to Work and DPAC (leaflet can be downloaded http://www.shopstewards.net/news.269.htm)

 

20th April: REMLOY Protests: Sheffield: Assemble 12.30 for a 1pm start outside the Department of Work and Pensions office in Sheffield. London: Assemble 12noon outside DWP Tothill St, London SW1H 9NA for a march to Old Palace Yard Westminster.

A way forward for the Eelam Struggle: 7.30p ULU Malet St London. [email protected]

23rd April: DEFEND THE NHS � NATIONAL ACTION NEEDED! Friends meeting House, Socialist Party Brighton. Speakers Roger Davey, Unison Health Group Executive (Personal Capacity) Keep Our NHS Public (invited). For mass action to defend the NHS with trade union strike action at its core.

26th April: Lincoln and District TUC question time for City council elections 7pm. St Mary-le-Wigford church on St Marys Street, next to Lincoln train station. [email protected]

28th April: Lincoln & District TUC Save our NHS march marking Workers memorial day. 12 noon at Castle Square, and there will be a rally at 1pm at Speakers' Corner by the Cornhill. [email protected]

28th April: Defend Health & Safety international day of action. Sheffield 12.30 Town Hall http://www.tuc.org.uk/workplace/tuc-20865-f0.cfm

London - 10.30am Assemble at the statute of the Building Worker on Tower Hill next to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. http://www.labournet.net/ukunion/1203/wmd1.html

RMT info

http://www.rmt.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeId=155987


1st MAY: International Workers Day May Day is the day to bring together all the different struggles - resisting divide and rule tactics. 1 4 all and all 4 1. May Day is the next day of united action. London Assemble 12 Noon, Clerkenwell Green EC1 www.londonmayday.org



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NSSN 6th Annual National Conference: Saturday 9th June, London Confirmed speakers - Bob Crow RMT General Secretary, Mark Serwotka PCS General Secretary, Kevin Courtney NUT Deputy General Secretary, Rank & File Unite construction electrician New flyer/ Booking Form:http://tinyurl.com/7p6old2

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