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NSSN 590: NSSN Conference this Saturday 2nd July – Organise to strike together

June 27, 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, Steve Gillan POA General Secretary, Sarah Woolley BFAWU General Secretary, Terry Pullinger CWU Deputy General Secretary Postal, Eddie Dempsey RMT Senior Assistant General Secretary, Daniel Kebede NEU President, Annoesjka Valent NAPO National Official, Pete Randle Unite Coventry bin striker, Helen O’Connor GMB Regional Organiser & GMB St Georges Hospital strikers and Rob Williams NSSN Chair NSSN Chair Rob Williams: “The last week or so has been a game-changer as far as the trade union […]

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NSSN 589: Support the RMT as railworkers show their power

June 21, 2022 in Uncategorized

The NSSN stands in solidarity with the RMT and the 50,000 of its members who have taken strike action today nationally and on London Underground, where they were joined by 1,000 Unite members. The national strike will continue this Thursday and Saturday. NSSN supporters have been visiting picket lines today to give our support, and we marched with up to 100,000 trade unionists on the TUC demonstration last Saturday. The combative mood of those attending the TUC demo, the support given by working-class people, including train users to the biggest rail strike in decades and the ballots for action announced […]

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NSSN 588: March together on TUC demo then strike together

June 13, 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 NSSN Open Mic – opposite Downing Street on Whitehall. Come and have your say why you are marching and what needs to happen to get the pay rise we all deserve Workers will be marching through the streets of London on Saturday 18 June on the TUC demo because they see the need to fight for a real inflation-proof pay rise that can combat the biggest squeeze on our living standards for generations. The cost of […]

Tags: 24 General strike, Affiliate, Appeal, austerity, BFAWU, blacklist, budget day, bullying, cleaners, CWU, demo, Fast Food Rights, fbu, GMB, Miners, NEU, nssn, Pay, pcs, pensions, rmt, Strike, TUC, UCU, Unison, Unite
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NSSN 587: Railworkers strike back – support the RMT

June 8, 2022 in Bulletins

The NSSN sends our full support to the RMT and their members as the union announces action nationally and on London Underground. And as the crisis-ridden Tories have raised bringing in even more new anti-union laws, specifically aimed at transport workers, the whole trade union movement will need to act in solidarity with the RMT if Johnson’s government intervenes. RMT launch 3 days of national train strike action (7 June) Rail union RMT launch 3 days of national strike action across the railway network. Over 50,000 railway workers will walkout as part of 3 days of national strike action later […]

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NSSN 586: RMT members vote for national rail strike

May 30, 2022 in Bulletins

RMT declares overwhelming mandate for national strike action on railways (24 May) Railway workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action across Network Rail and the train operating companies, in the biggest endorsement for industrial action by railway workers since privatisation. 71% of those balloted took part in the vote with 89% voting in favour of strike action and only 11% voting against. The union will now be demanding urgent talks with Network Rail and the 15 train operating companies that were balloted to find a negotiated settlement to the dispute over pay, jobs and safety. RMT general secretary […]

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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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