Tag: Binworkers
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NSSN 769: Birmingham bin workers win improved offer
The NSSN sends solidarity to Unite and the striking Birmingham binworkers. Their heroic indefinite strike for well over a year against brutal fire and rehire by the Labour council has forced an improved offer. The NSSN will continue to stand with Unite and the binworkers, who will vote on the offer, but as Unite general…
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NSSN 572: March with striking Coventry binworkers 22 February
Unite: Coventry bin lorry drivers to march on Council House as Unite reveals zero attendance from councillors in 25 hours of negotiations (18 Feb) – When: 12 noon, Tuesday, 22 February, 2022; Where: The Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, CV1 5RR. Coventry bin lorry drivers will march on the city’s Council House after Unite revealed…
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NSSN 429: PCS launches national pay strike ballot
We headline this week’s bulletin with PCS’s national industrial action ballot on pay, which opened yesterday. PCS is one of our longstanding affiliated unions and we give them and their members our full support and solidarity. The NSSN vice-chair Katrine Williams is a member of the PCS NEC:- “To challenge the Government’s pay restraint it…
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NSSN 424: Birmingham binworkers get ready to strike again
The NSSN sends solidarity to the binworkers who were on strike in 2017 and are being forced to take action again. From the Unite website:- Birmingham bins dispute escalates as council ignores deadline for peace deal (4 Feb) Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, has announced that over 300 refuse workers employed by Birmingham…
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367: Budget: scrap pay cap & Birmingham bins victory!
NSSN 367: After the Budget: fight together to scrap the pay cap plus Birmingham binworkers victory! The Budget shows that left to their own devices, the Tories are looking to maintain the public sector cap that has devastated workers’ living standards. The independent think-tank Resolution Foundation calculates that pay won’t reach 2008 levels until the…
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NSSN 357: RMT strikes in 4 companies to keep the guard on the train
NSSN 357: RMT strikes in 4 companies to keep the guard on the train The National Shop Stewards Network headlines this week’s bulletin by calling on all our supporters and affiliates to support the RMT co-ordinated strikes in four train companies on Tuesday October 3rd and Thursday October 5th: Southern Rail, Merseyrail, Arriva Rail…
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353: Birmingham binworkers win–Support Sep4 #McStrike
NSSN TUC Congress Rally in Brighton: ‘Fight together to scrap the 1% pay cap and get the Tories out!’ – 1pm Sunday September 10th in the Arundel Suite in the Holiday Inn, 137 King’s Rd BN1 2JF. Confirmed speakers: Len McCluskey Unite General Secretary, Mark Serwotka PCS General Secretary, Steve Gillan POA General Secretary, Ronnie…
