Tag: BA

  • NSSN 489:  Stop the BA Betrayal!

    NSSN 489: Stop the BA Betrayal!

      We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with the fight by unions against the offensive by British Airways against its workers. We send our solidarity and support to these workers and the many others who are facing redundancy across the economy. The NSSN believes that workers must not pay the price for this crisis. If…

  • NSSN 351: Support McDonalds’ workers as they ballot for strikes

    NSSN 351: Support McDonalds’ workers as they ballot for strikes

      NSSN TUC Congress Rally in Brighton: ‘Fight together to scrap the 1% pay cap and get the Tories out!’ – 1pm Sunday September 10th in the Arundel Suite in the Holiday Inn, 137 King’s Rd BN1 2JF. Confirmed speakers: Mark Serwotka PCS General Secretary, Steve Gillan POA General Secretary, Ronnie Draper BFAWU General Secretary,…

  • 349: Support strikes, stop union attacks, celebrate victories!

    349: Support strikes, stop union attacks, celebrate victories!

    NSSN 349: Support the strikes, stop the union attacks, celebrate the victories! This week’s NSSN bulletin opens with some long-running disputes by Unite, PCS and RMT members. We also include another attack on the POA and a fight in Northern Ireland against an attack on NIPSA, including two of its prominent members. We appeal for…

  • 347: Support the strikes at Barts NHS Trust, Mixed Fleet and Mears

    347: Support the strikes at Barts NHS Trust, Mixed Fleet and Mears

      As unions start to discuss what action can be taken against this weak and divided Tory Government, three important disputes either start this week or move up a gear. Today, the day before the NHS turns 69, workers at Barts Trust in London employed by Serco started action with huge picket lines and a…

  • NSSN 330: March this Saturday to defend #OurNHS

    NSSN 330: March this Saturday to defend #OurNHS

      The NSSN is supporting this Saturday’s ‘It’s Our NHS!’ national demonstration in London. We have long supported this initiative and have donated to the Health Campaigns Together grassroots campaign. The demo is now supported by a whole number of national unions and health campaigns. We call on all our supporters and affiliates to join…

  • NSSN 329: Rail unions unity needed to stop DOO at Southern Rail

    NSSN 329: Rail unions unity needed to stop DOO at Southern Rail

      The NSSN salutes members of ASLEF who voted to reject Southern Rail’s offer to end their dispute. We call on the union to join with the RMT, who disgracefully were excluded from talks brokered by the TUC, to plan co-ordinated action to stop management’s Driver Only Operation (DOO) plans. The starting point for this…

  • NSSN 328: Support BA Mixed Fleet strike!

    NSSN 328: Support BA Mixed Fleet strike!

      Low-paid British Airways cabin crew in Unite the Union are due to strike this week from Friday to Monday for another 4 days on top of the 11 days of action they have already taken this year. But instead of negotiating, BA have been trying to intimidate workers on £12,000 a year through removing…

  • NSSN 327: Support RMT on Southern Rail!

    NSSN 327: Support RMT on Southern Rail!

      The transport union RMT, its members, and many across the union movement are fuming at the proposed Southern Rail ‘deal’. It was made with the leadership of the Aslef transport union and presided over by the TUC – they and the Tories hope it will settle the Southern Rail dispute. We don’t believe that…

  • NSSN 326: PCS fights Govt attack on DWP job centres and offices

    NSSN 326: PCS fights Govt attack on DWP job centres and offices

    From Katrine Williams – PCS DWP Group Vice President & NSSN Vice-Chair As part of the Tory offensive against the public sector the chancellor has announced a 20% reduction in DWP offices and more job centres to share sites in local authority premises to deliver 30% saving on estates costs. This fits in with the…

  • 323: Support strikes in the tube & train stations and airport!

    323: Support strikes in the tube & train stations and airport!

      RMT / ASLEF / TSSA Southern Rail strikes Members of RMT and ASLEF are in dispute on Southern Rail over the imposition of Driver Only Operations (DOO). The NSSN sends solidarity and support to both unions and we call on our members to support the following days of strikes:- Tuesday 10 January; Wednesday 11…

  • 321: NSSN proud to give full support to Xmas strikes

    321: NSSN proud to give full support to Xmas strikes

    In preparation for the strikes this week, the NSSN has been attacked by the media from the BBC to the Sunday Times and Daily Mail. We stand accused of calling for co-ordinated strike action and for the Tory government to be brought down. We have nothing to apologise for. The NSSN has a proud record…