Tag: Wales
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NSSN 698: Support the Unite Oscar Mayer strike in Wrexham against fire & rehire
The NSSN headlines this week’s bulletin in solidarity with Unite members on strike at Oscar Mayer in Wrexham against fire and rehire. NSSN supporters met up with some of the workers at yesterday’s big protest against the cut to winter fuel allowances outside Parliament. We send them and their union our support and solidarity. We…
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NSSN 666: Join the fight to #SaveOurSteel in Port Talbot
Save Steelmaking at Port Talbot – nationalisation not devastation The NSSN sends our solidarity to steelworkers and their unions as Tata Steel announce their intention to make 75% of the 4,000-strong workforce redundant. This would also result in thousands more losing their jobs at contracting companies, and threaten related jobs such as on the rails…
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NSSN 444: Come to NSSN Conference this Saturday July 6th
‘May’s gone – now get rid of ALL the Tories!’ ‘Support the Strikes!’ Come to 2019 NSSN Conference in London on Saturday July 6th 11am-4.30pm Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL – confirmed speakers: Mick Cash RMT General Secretary, Dave Ward CWU General Secretary, Sharon Graham Unite Executive Officer, Ronnie Draper BFAWU General…
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Public meeting: Stop the closure of Port Talbot steelworks
The NSSN will hold a public solidarity meeting for steel works in Port Talbot threatened with job losses and closures.: The meeting will begin at 7.30pm Wednesday February 10 in lounge of Grand Hotel Port Talbot (opposite train station) Confirmed speakers include Rob Williams NSSN national chair & ex-Swansea Visteon (Ford) union convenor. Nationalise to #SaveOurSteel
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Carmarthenshire Labour council attacks union rights
From a Carmarthenshire Unison member, writing in a personal capacity. On the 1st April 2014 Carmarthenshire Labour led Council (yes a Labour council!) will remove the trade union secondments for Unison, GMB and Unite. Before this anti –trade union attack, that will be applauded by the Con-Dems and the Taxpayers Alliance, Carmarthenshire County Council was…