Tag: TUC
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NSSN 786: Pile the pressure on Burnham: TUC #NameTheDate for National Saturday Demo! Solidarity with Ireland public sector-wide strike!
At the 2026 TUC Congress on 13-16 September, Motion 34 from the PCS was passed, which included the call for the TUC to organise a national Saturday demonstration. As we warned in the NSSN Rally before the start of Congress, a motion calling for a national Saturday demonstration was passed at last year’s TUC Congress…
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NSSN 784: March this Sunday to celebrate 90th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street!
The NSSN will be marching this Sunday 4th October in East London as the trade union movement marks the 90th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street, when hundreds of thousands of working-class people confronted and defeated Mosley’s fascist Blackshirts. In 1936, amongst the scapegoats of the far-right were the Jewish working-class community of the…
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NSSN 783: TUC votes for National Saturday Demo – now #NameTheDate!
The Holiday Inn Hotel in Brighton was filled to overflowing at the NSSN TUC Congress Rally and Lobby on Sunday 13th September. The rally heard from union leaders, rank and file union reps and activists and TUC Congress delegates. Speakers included: Daniel Kebede NEU General Secretary, Sarah Woolley BFAWU General Secretary, Steve Wright FBU…
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NSSN 782: Come to NSSN Rally to Lobby TUC Congress this Sunday 13th September in Brighton
This coming Sunday 13th September, join hundreds of union reps, members and activists who will be lobbying TUC Congress in Brighton for the strategy needed by workers as the cost of living squeeze continues to bite, and the bosses look to make us pay for their crisis. Andy Burnham’s first Budget will be on the…
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NSSN 781: Lobby the TUC for strategy to fight cost of living squeeze & to scrap 50% strike ballot threshold!
Since the Covid pandemic, prices have continued to rise, with food and energy inflation soaring. More pain for workers is on the way as the economy stagnates, and as Trump’s instigated crisis in the Middle East threatens yet more instability. Starmer was forced out of office by the anger and frustration of working-class people, reflected…
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NSSN 780: Tell Burnham: deliver Labour’s election promise to scrap the 50% strike ballot threshold!
The Labour Government has brought in new legislation to permit from today (25 August) electronic and workplace balloting for trade union statutory ballots. While this is welcome, there is no mention of the promise given by Starmer’s Labour in their 2024 general election to repeal David Cameron’s Tory Trade Union Act 2016 which enshrined the…
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NSSN 779: Lobby TUC Congress for the strategy to take on the Cost of Living Crisis!
Burnham takes over at No.10 – Sign up to the NSSN Action Programme to defend workers from cost of living crisis With TUC Congress in Brighton less than a month away, trade union activists will be starting to pour over the congress motions that will be part of the discussion about the industrial and political…
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NSSN 775: Lobby TUC Congress in September for Action Programme to defend workers from cost of living crisis
The NSSN Conference on 27th June was once again a platform for workers from the increasing number of disputes to use to spread the word about their action. Coming just as Starmer resigned and as Andy Burnham looks certain to be the next Labour Prime Minister, the conference debated the strategy and programme needed to…
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NSSN 743: Reminder – join NSSN lobby of TUC General Council to #NameTheDate for national demo against Starmer’s cuts
In this week’s NSSN bulletin, we remind everyone that we are calling a lobby of the next meeting of the TUC General Council on Wednesday 22nd October to demand that the policy passed at TUC Congress earlier this month is implemented to call a national demo against Starmer’s cuts. TUC Congress voted for motions from…
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NSSN 742: Lobby TUC General Council to #NameTheDate for a national demo against Starmer’s cuts
The NSSN is calling a lobby of the next meeting of the TUC General Council on Wednesday 22nd October to demand that the policy passed at TUC Congress earlier this month is implemented to call a national demo against Starmer’s cuts. TUC Congress voted for motions from the TUC Disabled Workers Conference and Trades Councils…
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NSSN 738: Come to the NSSN TUC Congress Rally this Sunday and lobby for action against Starmer’s austerity!
NSSN TUC Congress Rally & Lobby – 1pm Sunday 7th September in The Old Ship Hotel I Brighton Facebook event Confirmed speakers so far: Steve Gillan POA General Secretary, Sarah Woolley BFAWU General Secretary, Mick Whelan ASLEF General Secretary, Ian Lawrence NAPO General Secretary, Steve Wright FBU General Secretary, Unite striking binworkers from Birmingham &…
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NSSN 734: Support the Summer Strikes!
The NSSN continues to build solidarity and support for workers and their unions taking action. This appears to be again on the increase, as workers face down Starmer’s austerity and the bosses’ offensive. As you’ll read in this bulletin, there are long-running disputes along with new strikes and industrial action ballots. Please continue to support…
