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  • NSSN 463: RMT strikes to Keep The Guard On The Train

    NSSN 463: RMT strikes to Keep The Guard On The Train

      We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with two strikes by RMT members to maintain the safety critical role of the guard – On West Midlands Trains and South Western Railway. The RMT has fought this attack over the last few years on a whole number of train companies. The NSSN gives the union and…

  • NSSN 462: Stop Boris Johnson’s new Tory anti-union laws!

    NSSN 462: Stop Boris Johnson’s new Tory anti-union laws!

    The Tories have revealed their General Election manifesto and despite Boris Johnson’s populism, it serves the interests of Big Business. This is shown particularly with the planned introduction of even more Tory anti-union laws, on the back of that of Thatcher, Major and Cameron. They say, “We will require that a minimum service operates during…

  • 397: NSSN conference – Mood for fighting action & coordination

    397: NSSN conference – Mood for fighting action & coordination

    Last Saturday saw hundreds of union reps and activists meet together in this year’s National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) conference. Below is a full report of what was a vibrant event. “I’m sick and tired of hearing that the trade union movement is on its way out,” declared Linda Taaffe in opening the National Shop…

  • NSSN 396: Come to NSSN Conference this Saturday!

    NSSN 396: Come to NSSN Conference this Saturday!

      The 2018 National Shop Stewards Network Annual Conference is from 11am-2.30pm this Saturday July 7th in Conway Hall – 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. The attendance fee is £6 and it is open to all trade union and anti-cuts campaigners. Affiliation letter and conference appeal letter is here  Facebook event NSSN Conference…