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NSSN 585: Book your transport ticket for June 18 TUC demo

May 22, 2022 in Bulletins

TUC National Demonstration Saturday 18th June Central London 11am assemble and 12pm depart from Portland Place W1A 1AA, rally 1pm at Parliament Square The TUC has called a national demonstration this summer. The NSSN welcomes this so that the biggest possible national demonstration can be built as a platform for the mass co-ordinated industrial action that is needed as workers fight the squeeze on their living standards. This will be even more important as there are reports of further planned Tory attacks on trade unions’ right to strike – RMT response There is transport being organised in every area – details […]

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NSSN 584: Support the strikes

May 16, 2022 in Bulletins

The NSSN continues to publicise the increasing number of strikes. Workers are fighting back against the cost of living squeeze. We give support to the ballot for national action by RMT members and the impending industrial action vote by the CWU in Royal Mail. The NSSN sends solidarity to civil service unions such as PCS after the Tory government’s threat to over 90,000 jobs. We will support any action that is taken to fight this jobs slaughter. Workers are fighting – support the strikes. TUC National Demonstration Saturday 18th June Central London The TUC has called a national demonstration […]

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NSSN 583: Mobilise for mass TUC demo 18th June in London

May 9, 2022 in Bulletins

TUC National Demonstration Saturday 18th June Central London The TUC has called a national demonstration this summer. The NSSN welcomes this so that the biggest possible national demonstration can be built as a platform for the mass co-ordinated industrial action that is needed as workers fight the squeeze on their living standards. Get in touch with your union urgently to book transport so we can fill the streets of London. 11am assemble and 12pm depart from Portland Place W1A 1AA, rally 1pm at Parliament Square More info – https://www.tuc.org.uk/DemandBetter 2022 NSSN Conference – Saturday 2nd July 11am-4.30pm Conway Hall, […]

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NSSN 582: Manchester Chep win & Post Office strike

May 3, 2022 in Bulletins

We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with the victory by Unite members at Chep in Manchester after a long-running strike as well as the national action taken by CWU members in the Post Office starting today. Unite: Inflation-beating 14% pay victory ends long-running strike at Chep (27 April) Unite members at Chep based in Trafford Park in Manchester are celebrating today (27 April) after voting to accept an inflation-beating pay deal and to end their long running strike. The workers will receive a 9 per cent pay increase which on average is worth £2,500. Other elements of the deal, including […]

Tags: Chep, CWU, Manchester, nssn, Post Office, Unite
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NSSN 581: RMT launch strike ballot over pay freeze & job losses

April 24, 2022 in Uncategorized

From RMT website (20 Apr): Over 40,000 railway workers on Network Rail and 15 train operating companies (TOCs) will be balloted for strike action in what RMT has called “potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history.” Network Rail intends to cut at least 2,500 safety critical maintenance jobs as part of a £2bn reduction in spending on the network. Staff on the TOCs have been subject to pay freezes, threats to jobs and attacks on their terms and conditions. The ballot opens April 26 and closes May 24. If members vote “yes” in the ballot and breach the anti-trade […]

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580: Workers keep striking back against cost of living squeeze

April 19, 2022 in Bulletins

As RPI inflation surges to 9% and energy bills rocket, the strike wave continues to build. A growing number of workers are forced to take action to keep their heads above water in the biggest cost of living squeeze for generations. The NSSN will keep publicising these disputes and building solidarity for them in this weekly bulletin and on our social media platforms. The TUC demonstration on Saturday 18th June in London is a massive opportunity to bring together workers across all sectors, to build a mass movement against the bosses and their Tory government. TUC National Demonstration Saturday […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, blacklist, bob crow, budget day, bullying, CWU, fbu, general strike, GMB, housing, Miners, NEU, nhs, no cuts, nssn, Pay, rmt, UCU, Unison, Unite
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NSSN 579: 2022 NSSN Conference 2nd July

April 10, 2022 in Bulletins

2022 NSSN Conference – Saturday 2nd July 11am-4.30pm Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Facebook event Confirmed speakers include: Sharon Graham Unite General Secretary Attendance fee £6. Register on the day or email [email protected] You can download the conference leaflet plus a letter for union branches, trades councils The NSSN will be again holding our rally at TUC Congress in Brighton on Sunday 11th September 1pm-3pm It’s never been more necessary for the trade unions to give a fighting lead. Workers are facing up to the biggest squeeze on their living standards for generations. The cost of living is going […]

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NSSN 578: Build a mass TUC demo on 18 June

April 4, 2022 in Bulletins

TUC National Demonstration – Saturday 18th June 12noon Parliament Square, Westminster, London SW1P 3BD read more The TUC has called a national demonstration this summer. We will do all we can to help build what needs to be a massive mobilisation that could be the platform for industrial action across the public and private sectors. In March 2011, 750,000 union members marched through the streets of London on the TUC demonstration against the austerity offensive of the Tory-led government. It led directly to the 2 million strong public sector general strike that November on pensions. This is what is needed […]

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NSSN 577: Glasgow women workers force council climbdown on equal pay

March 29, 2022 in Bulletins

Glasgow City Unison statement – UNISON is pleased to report that the council has conceded they will not “dump the deal” and will now maintain the 2019 arrangements to calculate further interim compensation payments. This important concession has been won for one reason and one reason only – the willingness of trade union members to take strike action. The work to agree the detail of the further interim compensation payments will now revert back to our joint claimants legal team (A4E, UNISON, GMB and UNITE). The council’s stated aim is to begin making payments from October this year but there […]

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NSSN 576: Support sacked P&O workers

March 22, 2022 in Bulletins

This week’s NSSN bulletin headlines with an appeal for solidarity to the 800 P&O workers who were brutally sacked last Thursday. NSSN supporters have taken part in demonstrations to support the workers and their unions the RMT and Nautilus International and other seafarer unions, and we will advertise them in this bulletin by updating it during the week, and on social media when they are announced. We support the calls for P&O to be nationalised to save jobs and defend communities. RMT demonstrations Wednesday 23 March & Saturday 26 March (details same for both days):- Liverpool 7am Port of Liverpool […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, BFAWU, bin drivers, Bin strike, blacklist, Coventry, Fire and Rehire, GMB, Nautilus International, nssn, P&O, Pay, pcs, pensions, poa, rmt, Scotland, Strike, terms and conditions, TUC, tupe, UCU, Unison, Unite
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