Tag: Turkey
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NSSN 469: Support PCS strike to Save Ealing Tax Office
We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with the continuing action by PCS members in HMRC to stop the closure of Ealing Tax Office to defend jobs. This week, members are on strike over 3 days. Please give your support. PCS: Bring your banner to support Ealing strikers (27 Jan) – We’re urging trade union members,…
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NSSN 419: Happy New Year – get the Tories out in 2019!
The NSSN sends solidarity greetings to our supporters and affiliates as we enter 2019. Let’s make this the year that we get rid of this Tory Government. Saturday 12th January – Britain is Broken – General Election Now! Demonstration in London hosted by The People’s Assembly against Austerity Facebook event NSSN news Get your…
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413: Teaching unions start indicative ballot on pay & funding
This week, we headline with the consultative ballot by teaching unions. This is from the NEU:- Hands up because enough is enough! Recently, we set the Government six tests for school funding before the Chancellor’s autumn Budget. This was the Government’s opportunity to change course and properly fund the schools our children deserve. Instead, the…
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NSSN 388: BFAWU members strike back at McDonalds
NSSN supporters actively supported yesterday’s strike by BFAWU members in McDonald’s restaurants in Manchester, Crayford, Cambridge and Watford. The day started with a midnight walkout in Manchester and ended as workers from all four areas converged on Watford, where there were stoppages at two of the town’s sites. The strike rally heard from the…
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NSSN 378: Lecturers start pensions strike as Mears workers win!
In this week’s bulletin, we highlight the national strike by the UCU lecturers’’ union that begins this week to defend their pensions. We also salute the Mears workers in Manchester who have won a victory after an incredible campaign of action. UCU Over 1 million students will be affected by university pensions strikes…
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373: Carillion scandal shows why we need massive Feb 3 demo
The NSSN sends solidarity to Carillion workers after the company went into administration. No worker should lose their job or pension because of mismanagement. Carillion like many others, have benefited from privatisation. But it’s the workers who have paid the price, such as the 200 outsourced employees at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon,…
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NSSN 315: Durham teaching assistants strike back!
Teaching assistants in Durham in Unison and ATL have started their first 48-hour strike today to prevent pay cuts of up to 23%. TAs in Derby have recently been taking strike action against similar cuts to pay. This is an excerpt from the blog Lions of Durham – “This is not action we are taking…
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NSSN 302: Oil strike & Wood St cleaners – 50 days out!
This week, we headline two disputes – one that has just burst out in the North Sea oil fields and the other reaching its 50th day! Over 400 members of Unite and RMT working for Wood Group on Shell platforms went on strike today – the first in the offshore oil and gas industry in…
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NSSN 298: French striker confirmed for NSSN Conference July 2nd
Trade union activists in the UK have been following the incredible events in France over the last couple of months – although mainly on social media as there has been a virtual blackout by the mainstream broadcasters. They clearly don’t want workers here to be inspired by the mass strikes and demonstrations against the government’s…
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Day-Mer statement on Ankara bombing
The NSSN took part in the demonstration on Sunday in London against Saturday’s bombing and also a press conference in TUC Congress House yesterday in solidarity with a 2-day general strike in Turkey. Below is a press release from Day-Mer (Kurdish and Turkish Community Centre) www.daymer.org The growing call for peace cannot be silenced…
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Sign petition & support growing resistance of metalworkers in Turkey
Dear Friend, I am writing to ask you to sign the petition below and support the growing resistance of the metal workers in Turkey. The resistance which started with Renault workers and spread across TOFAS, Coşkunöz, Mako and Valeo workers has now encouraged Ototrim factory workers and Ford Otosan workers in Bursa and…
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NSSN 243: Two weeks after the election…workers strike back!
This is our second NSSN e-bulletin since the general election result which confirmed a Tory majority government. Since then, a number of unions have held their national conferences. We are delighted to announce that at theirs, the FBU have voted to affiliate to the NSSN – the 9th national union to officially support the Network.…
