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NSSN 395: March this Saturday to defend #OurNHS70

June 27, 2018 in Bulletins

The National Shop Stewards Network gives full solidarity and support to this Saturday’s demonstrations in support of the NHS as it reaches its 70th anniversary. The NSSN has been to the fore in supporting health campaigns on a national scale against Tory cuts – including the demo in March 2017 and the one earlier this year – as well as in local areas such as in Huddersfield, Leicester and Mansfield where victories have been won plus many others. We have also played our part in building solidarity for health workers in struggle, including the Junior Doctors in 2016, the […]

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NSSN 376: Feb 3rd NHS demos – “Prepare for battle!”

February 7, 2018 in Bulletins

National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) supporters took part in protests around the country last Saturday on the day of action called by Health Campaigns Together (which we are affiliated to) and the People’s Assembly. Tens of thousands took to the streets, including on the emergency London demonstration, to send a message to the Tories that we want the privatisers out of the NHS and more beds and staff in. In last week’s bulletin, we showed an interview with a nurse Jacqui Berry, who is also a Unison NEC member and on the NSSN steering committee about the crisis in […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Appeal, blacklist, cleaners, fbu, general strike, GMB, HCT, Health Campaigns Together, John McDonnell MP, nhs, no cuts, Pay, Peoples Assembly, terms and conditions, TUC, UCU, Yorkshire
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NSSN 375: Demo to #FixOurNHS this Sat Feb 3rd

January 30, 2018 in Bulletins

The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) is supporting the national day of action this Saturday February 3rd to protest against the crisis in the NHS. There will be protests around the country, including an emergency demonstration in London. One of the leading organisers is nurse Jacqui Berry. She is also a member of Unison’s NEC as well as the NSSN steering committee. In the build up to Saturday, Jacqui has done this interview that shines the spotlight on the crisis in the NHS and why we need a mass campaign against the Tory health cuts:- ‘The NHS In Crisis […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, BFAWU, bullying, cleaners, condems, CWU, Fast Food Rights, Fujitsu, Health Campaigns Together, housing, Manchester, napo, nhs, Pay, pcs, Peoples Assembly, Scotland, terms and conditions, TUC, UCU, Yorkshire
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NSSN 374: UCU vote to strike for 14 days to defend pensions

January 23, 2018 in Bulletins

University pensions strike update: Universities to be hit with 14 strike days if USS row not resolved – from UCU website (22 Jan): Universities face initial 14 days of escalating strike action if a row over changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is not resolved. Sixty-one universities would be hit with a wave of strikes and other forms of industrial action by UCU members expected to start on Thursday 22 February. Other action would include union members working strictly to their contract, which would see them refusing to cover classes or reschedule classes lost on strike days as […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, blacklist, bob crow, carillion, cleaners, condems, Fast Food Rights, fbu, First Bus Rusholme, Fujitsu, GMB, HCT, Health Campaigns Together, John McDonnell MP, Manchester, Mears, napo, nhs, no cuts, nssn, Pay, pensions, Peoples Assembly, poa, rmt, Strike, terms and conditions, tupe, UCU, Unite, Yorkshire
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373: Carillion scandal shows why we need massive Feb 3 demo

January 16, 2018 in Bulletins

The NSSN sends solidarity to Carillion workers after the company went into administration. No worker should lose their job or pension because of mismanagement. Carillion like many others, have benefited from privatisation. But it’s the workers who have paid the price, such as the 200 outsourced employees at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, who took strike action in 2012 against job losses and pay cuts. We call for all Carillion’s outsourced workers to be taken back in-house in the public sector and employed directly. We also support the demand of Mick Cash, the general secretary of the transport […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, BFAWU, blacklist, carillion, cleaners, CWU, Fast Food Rights, Fujitsu, general strike, HCT, Health Campaigns Together, Ian Allinson, John McDonnell MP, Leicester, McDonald's, Miners, napo, NEU, nhs, nssn, NUT, pcs, Peoples Assembly, poa, rmt, Scotland, SPOT, Strike, tupe, Turkey, Unite, Yorkshire
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363: Support Transport Strikes, Picturehouse workers & Mixed Fleet

November 1, 2017 in Bulletins

This week’s bulletin headlines with some key disputes on the trains and buses in the UK and Ireland. Next week, RMT members will be on strike in five rail companies against Driver Only Operation (DOO). For the 3rd time, Southern Rail management have put a divisive offer to train drivers. We call on ASLEF members to again reject this offer and open the way to joint action with the RMT, who have now called strikes against DOO in five train operators. Busworkers in the North West have started series of 24 hour strikes and the planned action at Arriva North West […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, Arriva Trains North, austerity, BECTU, BFAWU, bob crow, British Airways, cinemas, cleaners, CWU, Derek Robinson, DOO, Fujitsu, Greater Anglia, Health Campaigns Together, Iarnród Eritrean, Ireland, Irish Rail, Island Line, John McDonnell MP, Merseyrail, Miners, Mixed Fleet, napo, NEU, nhs, Northern Rail, nssn, NUT, pcs, pensions, Picturehouse, rmt, Royal Mail, South Western Railways, Southern Rail, terms and conditions, tupe, Unite, Yorkshire
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331: After massive march, fight together to defend #OurNHS

March 7, 2017 in Bulletins

What a time to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8th – with struggles and disputes that have a big involvement of women workers. We mention some in our bulletin but keep up to speed with any IWD events through #IWD and #IWD2017 on twitter The NSSN salutes the massive #OurNHS demonstration that filled the streets of London last Saturday. It was called by the Health Campaigns Together grassroots campaign. To get a flavour of the march, please look at the following videos, the first from Leicester campaigners who have been fighting to save the Glenfield children […]

Tags: #OurNHS, 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, bob crow, budget day, bullying, CWU, DOO, Fast Food Rights, Fujitsu, general strike, Glenfield, GMB, Health Campaigns Together, housing, International Women's Day, IWD, John McDonnell MP, lobby, Mixed Fleet, napo, nhs, nssn, Orgreave, rmt, Southern Rail, terms and conditions, tesco, Yorkshire
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NSSN 330: March this Saturday to defend #OurNHS

February 28, 2017 in Bulletins

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 the march and help build it. Assemble 12noon Saturday March 4th Tavistock Square, London WC1H Facebook event As we have done in other demonstrations, there will be a NSSN stage towards the end of the march outside the Department of Health on Whitehall. […]

Tags: #OurNHS, 24 General strike, Appeal, austerity, BA, bob crow, British Airways, Fast Food Rights, Fujitsu, Health Campaigns Together, Mixed Fleet, nhs, poa, Southern Rail, Yorkshire
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