Month: October 2023
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NSSN 653: Strike wave continues – support workers’ action
BREAKING NEWS!! Tories forced into a U-turn over train ticket offices closures!! NSSN sends congratulations to rail & transport unions and all those who have campaigned against these cuts RMT WELCOMES RESOUNDING VICTORY AGAINST TICKET OFFICE CLOSURES (31 Oct) HALT TICKET OFFICE CLOSURES SAYS RMT (31 Oct) RAIL TICKET OFFICE CLOSURES AT THE END OF THE…
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NSSN 652: Tories target new anti-union law at education unions – all unions must fight together
After the BMA was recently threatened by the Tories with their Minimum Service Levels (MSL) anti-union law when their consultant and junior doctor members took strike action together, Sunak’s government is now targeting education unions. The UCU, NEU and NASUWT have all responded to this attack. Education workers, like those across all sectors in the…
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NSSN 651: United union response needed now to Tory anti-union attack
On August 25th, the Tory Government announced that they were launching a 6-week consultation that “will advise unions on reasonable steps they should take to ensure minimum service levels are achieved during strike action.” During this period, Tory ministers have threatened the BMA and last week the UCU responded to the new anti-union attack. …
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NSSN 650: Striking doctors & radiographers march on Tory Party Conference
The NSSN will be marching with the tens of thousands of NHS staff in Manchester on Tuesday 3rd October as the Tory Party Conference meets in the city. Assembe:1pm, St Peter’s Square, Manchester. Consultant and junior doctor members in the British Medical Association (BMA) will be striking from October 2-4 and radiographers in the Society…