Tag: Merseyrail

  • 363: Support Transport Strikes, Picturehouse workers & Mixed Fleet

    363: Support Transport Strikes, Picturehouse workers & Mixed Fleet

    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…

  • 362: PCS strikes against DWP closures & RMT DOO strikes

    362: PCS strikes against DWP closures & RMT DOO strikes

    In this week’s bulletin, we headline with the continued action by PCS members against office closures in the Department for Work and Pensions. Also, for the 3rd time, Southern Rail management have put a divisive offer to train drivers in the dispute against Driver Only Operation (DOO). We call on ASLEF members to again reject this…

  • NSSN 357: RMT strikes in 4 companies to keep the guard on the train

    NSSN 357: RMT strikes in 4 companies to keep the guard on the train

      NSSN 357: RMT strikes in 4 companies to keep the guard on the train The National Shop Stewards Network headlines this week’s bulletin by calling on all our supporters and affiliates to support the RMT co-ordinated strikes in four train companies on Tuesday October 3rd and Thursday October 5th: Southern Rail, Merseyrail,  Arriva Rail…

  • 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…

  • NSSN 348: Support PCS fight against DWP office closures

    NSSN 348: Support PCS fight against DWP office closures

    The government is abandoning unemployed, sick and disabled people, and putting hundreds of jobs at risk, by confirming today the closure of almost one in 10 jobcentres. The news comes as we announce our members in Eastern Avenue jobcentre in Sheffield, one of the threatened sites, will strike again from 17 to 21 July following…

  • 346: March together Saturday: fight together to get Tories out!

    The General Election result has shocked the Tories and the media but it has confirmed that we’ve had enough of brutal cuts. Jeremy Corbyn’s manifesto gave workers the opportunity to express their anger. On the massive March 26th 2011 TUC demonstration, up to 750,000 trade unionists and anti-cuts campaigners marched against Cameron’s austerity plans. The…

  • NSSN 332: March against Racism this Saturday!

    NSSN 332: March against Racism this Saturday!

      The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) is supporting the ‘Marches against Racism’ this Saturday March 18th in London, Edinburgh and Cardiff.   Watch this video of Unison NEC members April Ashley and Hugo Pierre who spoke to the NSSN in a personal capacity on why they will be marching and why workers’ unity against…