Tag: Unison

  • NSSN 609: UCU calls national strike in HE

    NSSN 609: UCU calls national strike in HE

    The NSSN sends solidarity to the UCU as it calls a national strike involving 70,000 of its members in higher education. UCU members have already been taking action in further education. These strikes come as unions in the public sector join the rising strike wave, with other education unions launching industrial action ballots. In addition,…

  • NSSN 608: Join this week’s #ToriesOut demonstrations

    NSSN 608: Join this week’s #ToriesOut demonstrations

    The NSSN is mobilising for the two demonstrations this week against the Tories, the cost of living crisis and their plans for further union restrictions. New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who was Boris Johnson’s Chancellor, will also look to make workers and their families pay for the crisis. We face massive austerity and the threat…

  • 607: Turn TUC lobby Parliament into #ToriesOut demo!

    607: Turn TUC lobby Parliament into #ToriesOut demo!

    The Tories are imploding. Truss has been forced out, triggering another leadership election. But new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who was Boris Johnson’s Chancellor, will also look to make workers and their families pay for the crisis. We face massive austerity and the threat of even more anti-union laws to try and stop us taking…

  • NSSN 606: Tories in crisis – mobilise to kick them all out!

    NSSN 606: Tories in crisis – mobilise to kick them all out!

    The Tories are hanging by a thread after Truss was forced to sack Kwarteng as Chancellor. She may be in office (for now) but not in power, as new Chancellor Hunt seemingly takes the reins in tandem with the likes of Mordaunt. NHS workers have long memories about Hunt after his time as Health Minister.…

  • NSSN 605: Come to NSSN pre-TUC Congress Action Summit this Sunday

    NSSN 605: Come to NSSN pre-TUC Congress Action Summit this Sunday

    NSSN pre-TUC Congress Action Summit this Sunday – 1pm 16th October Holiday Inn Brighton Facebook event. For transport details, email [email protected]. Let us know if your union/organisation would like a stall at our event It is a hybrid event – to allow those who can’t make it to Brighton to take part online. Zoom details:- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88529269348 Meeting…

  • NSSN 604: Tory U-Turn shows they can be defeated #StrikeTogether

    NSSN 604: Tory U-Turn shows they can be defeated #StrikeTogether

    Last weekend saw mass strikes and big solidarity protests in many towns and cities, including on Sunday at the Tory Party Conference in Birmingham. Last Saturday, the escalating strike wave saw its biggest day of action so far. There is fury that in the midst of the spiralling cost of living crisis, Truss’s Tory Government…

  • NSSN 603: Support the October 1st strikes & protests

    NSSN 603: Support the October 1st strikes & protests

    This coming Saturday, the strike wave will have its biggest impact so far. 115,000 CWU members in Royal Mail (who are also out the day before) will be joined on the picket lines by over 50,000 rail workers in RMT, Aslef, TSSA and Unite.  And 1st October will also see 2,500 Unite dockers in Liverpool…

  • 602: Workers strike back – come to NSSN TUC Congress Action Summit

    602: Workers strike back – come to NSSN TUC Congress Action Summit

    The strike wave is back on. On 30 September, 115,000 CWU members in Royal Mail will recommence their action and the next day 50,000 rail workers will join them in RMT and Aslef. And 1 October will also see 2,500 dockers in Liverpool and Felixstowe in the midst of their weeks of action. These strikes…

  • POSTPONED – 600: Come to NSSN TUC Congress Rally & Lobby this Sunday

    POSTPONED – 600: Come to NSSN TUC Congress Rally & Lobby this Sunday

    The TUC has postponed next week’s TUC Congress following the Queen passing away. It appears that the Congress will now be held in October or November, still in Brighton. Therefore, the NSSN has had to postpone our rally and lobby, that were due to take place this coming Sunday. We will organise it when the TUC Congress is reconvened.…

  • NSSN 599: Strike wave escalates with massive CWU action

    NSSN 599: Strike wave escalates with massive CWU action

    We send our full support and solidarity to the CWU and its members, who are striking in Royal Mail, British Telecom/Openreach and the Post Office. This Wednesday August 31st, workers in Royal Mail and BT will be striking together – bringing out up to 160,000 in the single biggest day of action in the current…

  • NSSN 598: Support the CWU strikes

    NSSN 598: Support the CWU strikes

    The NSSN headlines this week’s bulletin with the series of strikes called by the CWU in Royal Mail, BT and the Post office. We send our full support and solidarity to the union and its members. We support the call of the CWU for Royal Mail and BT to be re-nationalised. Follow the latest news…

  • NSSN 597: Summer strikes hot up #StrikeTogether

    NSSN 597: Summer strikes hot up #StrikeTogether

    The summer strikes are hotting up as workers hit back against the cost of living squeeze. Alongside the growing number of localised disputes, transport workers in the RMT, ASLEF, TSSA and Unite are stepping up their national struggle in a week of strike action. A week later, the CWU will kick off national strike action…