Month: January 2013
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Justice for sacked Unite Housing Rep at Peabody
Following the sacking of Unite rep Teresa Santucci, thirty Unite members leafleted the HQ of Peabody housing association this morning handing out leaflets calling for ‘justice for Teresa’. Unite members from the housing workers branch (LE1111) were joined by members of Unite’s community section and BASSA showing solidarity. NSSN (National Shop Stewards Network) members also…
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“Balfour Beatty admission is the tip of the iceberg” BSG
Some updates from the Blacklist Support Group (BSG) over the last week. The group has worked tirelessly to uncover the damaging practices that have undermined workers rights and against blacklisting. NSSN give full support to the campaign. Full opposition day debate in the House of Commons lasting two and a half hours with contributions by…
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NHS Mid-Yorkshire Five-Day Strike
AN ATTACK ON ONE IS A ATTACK ON US ALL Supporters bulletin 22nd January 2013 Thank you for your support for our strike against ‘downbandings’ . We have received £1000′s in solidarity donations and 100′s of messages of support from TU branches and individuals across the country. So far our members have taken strike action…
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London Fire Authority rejects closure plans after huge FBU protest
Over 1,000 firefighters shouted, jeered and blew horns outside the head office of the London authority as the fire bosses inside debated whether to close 12 fire stations in London and remove a further 18 engines, cutting 520 jobs and putting the lives of millions of Londoners and visitors in jeopardy. It was pointed out…
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PCS reaches agreement on staffing in DWP
The PCS Group Executive in DWP is committed to campaigning for proper staffing levels to provide good services to the public in a period when the demand on our services is unprecedented. We were therefore disappointed in a period when workloads are so high that management issued 43 compulsory redundancy notices towards the end of…
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Packed London NUT Briefing calls for strike action against PRP
From Martin Powell-Davies, NUT NEC member – http://electmartin1.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/packed-london-nut-briefing-calls-for.html Nearly 300 NUT Representatives from schools right across the London area packed into the NUT’s national headquarters at Hamilton House this morning (Jan 19) for the London Regional Briefing about our campaign to oppose Gove’s Performance Related Pay plans. The huge turnout on a wintry Saturday spoke volumes…
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NSSN weekly bulletin 125
NSSN BULLETIN NO. 124 Hardly have we set foot into the New Year than a barrage of attacks have rained down on workers. It’s as if bosses have acted quickly to get bad news done and dusted before workers have recovered from the festive season. Nearly 9,000 jobs have just gone in HMV, Jessops and…
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Support the 33 sacked RMT London Underground agency workers
From Rob Williams, NSSN Chair Hi comrades, The campaign of the 33 sacked RMT London Underground (LUL) agency workers goes on. Yesterday they set up a soup kitchen outside LUL’s HQ in St James Park station. The union is stepping up the campaign. Please spread the word throughout the movement to get donations to their…
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Victory at Runcorn TPS
Hundreds of construction workers at Runcorn Thermal Power Station have won major concessions from the employers following several days of unofficial action over deeply inadequate on-site ‘welfare facilities’ such as toilets and the canteen. The action has also created one new job! Numerous messages of solidarity were sent by trade unionists from across Britain. Mass…
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Honda Swindon Job losses
Workers at the Honda car plant in Swindon were shocked when the company announced 800 job losses on the 10th January. This figure was widely reported in all the news channels and newspapers. I spoke to a worker at Honda who told me that the number of jobs due to be cut is in fact…
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NSSN Bulletin 124 – TUC Consultation on General Strike Motion
URGENT!! – TUC Consultation on General Strike Motion The NSSN is alerting all our members, supporters and affiliates. We lobbied the TUC General Council on December 11th to call on it to set the date for the maximum co-ordinated strike action against the government’s austerity offensive – up to and including a 24 hour general…
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RMT protest against sacking of agency workers
There was a really good protest yesterday, Monday 7 January, outside Wembley Central station in support of 33 sacked agency workers. Speakers included Bob Crow and Steve Hedley from the RMT, some of the agency workers and Rob Williams from the NSSN. The protest was also attended by sacked construction worker Frank Morris. More information…
