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NSSN 634: Come to 2023 NSSN Conference Saturday 24th June
2023 NSSN Conference – Saturday 24th June in Conway Hall, London 11am-4.30pm –Attendance fee £6. You can register on the day at conference or email us in advance via [email protected] Confirmed speakers so far: NIPSA General Secretary Carmel Gates, BFAWU General Secretary Sarah Woolley, POA General Secretary Steve Gillan, NAPO National Official Annoesjka Valent, GMB […]
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NSSN 637: Support the strikes as wave of action grows into summer
The strike wave shows no sign of relenting as workers are forced to fight for pay rises that protect them from rising prices. This week alone, Unite launches a month-long strike at St Mungos and all out action at Survitec in Dunmurry in Northern Ireland, while their members in the NHS in London and Yorkshire […]
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NSSN 636: Demonstrate against the Tory anti-union attack
NSSN 636: Demonstrate against the Tory anti-union attack Join the TUC protest this Monday at 6pm in Parliament Square, called to coincide with the final Commons parliamentary debate. It must be a massive show of strength. But the TUC and the unions must go much further, with plans for a national Saturday demonstration to build […]
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NSSN 635: Stop union-busting & blacklisting – defend the #RightToStrike
We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with five separate campaigns against union-busting and blacklisting. Please support them. But they are also a reminder about the Tories’ attack on union rights. Their ‘Minimum Service Levels’ bill could be just days away from becoming law, on the back of decades of anti-union legislation, going back to Thatcher. […]
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NSSN 633: Railworkers strike again – fight new Tory anti-union laws!
We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with the strikes called by the RMT and ASLEF rail unions on the Train Operating Companies (TOCs). The RMT will be striking on 13th May and ASLEF will be out on May 12th and 31st and June 3rd. Transport workers are one of the many groups of workers targeted […]
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NSSN 632: Support May Day weekend #Megastrike
The next week is always of supreme importance to the workers’ movement. On Friday 28th April, all those who have been killed, maimed or injured at work will be commemorated on International Workers Memorial Day (see TUC website for events). May 1st is May Day – the Workers’ Day, where the collective fight of workers […]
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NSSN 631: Nurses reject pay offer – RCN calls strikes
(From RCN website) RCN members vote to reject NHS pay offer for nursing staff in England (14 Apr) – We’re seeking an urgent re-opening of pay talks with the UK government and planning a new 48-hour strike from 8pm on 30 April without derogations. The results of the RCN’s consultation on the revised NHS pay […]
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NSSN 630: Support the BMA Junior Doctors as 4-day strike starts
From BMA website: Second round of strikes: 11, 12, 13, 14 April – We are holding a 96 hour walk out of all junior doctors in England in order to achieve a full pay restoration. This is our second round of action. This means you should not attend any shifts starting after 6:59am on 11 […]
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NSSN 629: Amazon workers step up the fight on pay
From the GMB website: Amazon strikes escalate with six more dates at Coventry and ballots at five new sites (31 Mar) – GMB strikes at Amazon are set to escalate as members in Coventry announced six further days of walk outs as the union today [31 March] begins ballots at five new sites. More than […]
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NSSN 628: Unite wins 16.2% pay rise at National Express West Midlands & GMB Three victory
We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with two fantastic union victories. The NSSN sends solidarity to both Unite and the GMB. From Unite website: Unite victory with win of 16.2% pay rise at National Express West Midlands (25 Mar) – Strikes by over 3,100 drivers end after vote to accept improved pay offer. West Midlands […]
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NSSN 627: Strikes force NHS pay offer – workers fight for more
The Tories have been forced by the strikes across the NHS to put forward a pay offer. The fact that Sunak’s government has been pushed to this point only months after refusing to talk to unions about pay is a tribute to the fighting capacity of health workers. The latest group of NHS staff to […]
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NSSN 626: Support mass 15th March Budget Day Strike
This Wednesday will see the single biggest day yet of the strike wave, with over 600,000 workers taking action together, just as the Tories move their new Budget. This action confirms that workers are determined to fight for a real pay rise as the cost of living squeeze rages on and the Tories look to […]
