Month: May 2014

  • Oppose EDL in Stevenage

    Oppose EDL in Stevenage

    An Urgent Appeal to all Eastern region TUC’s: The EDL have announced that they are holding a regional march in Stevenage on the Saturday 7th June. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT Please ask all your affiliates to mobilise for this event (Stevenage TUC has a proud record of supporting other TUC’s in the past now we…

  • NSSN Conference July 5: “Strike Together for a Pay Rise!”

    NSSN Conference July 5: “Strike Together for a Pay Rise!”

    Workers are saying “What recovery? We want our share!” Millions of public sector workers are having their pay again pegged to 1% when RPI inflation is nearly 3% and energy prices are up 9%! Average household income is already 6% below 2003 levels. NHS workers are not even getting this miserly rise! The NSSN welcomes…

  • NSSN 194: Strike together on July 10 for a pay rise!

    NSSN 194: Strike together on July 10 for a pay rise!

    The NUT’s executive committee has voted to make preparations to give notice for strike action on 10 July. This is the day that school support staff unions have put forward as the date when they hope to be able to call a co-ordinated strike. Other public sector unions like the PCS have live ballots already…

  • NSSN 193: Care UK workers say “Enough is enough!”

    NSSN 193: Care UK workers say “Enough is enough!”

    Mags Cowling’s speech to Doncaster Care UK strikers demo on Saturday 17 May “Hi, my name is Mags Cowling and I am a Doncaster Care UK striker (and newly elected Unison shop steward). We were previously employed by the NHS until last year when we were put out for tender and handed to a company…

  • IN PICTURES: London Fast Food Rights Day of Action

    IN PICTURES: London Fast Food Rights Day of Action

    May 15th saw protests and strike action around the world as fast food workers went on the offensive for higher wages and trade union rights. Here in Britain the Bakers union the BFAWU organised actions around the country as part of their fast food rights campaign. The London leg of the day of action took…

  • Occupational Therapists strike against bullying

    Occupational Therapists strike against bullying

    Occupational Therapists (OTs) in Greenwich will be taking strike action on Wednesday 21st May to protest about bullying and harassment in the workplace. The strike action by Unite members employed by the Council is the trade union answer to how to deal with bullying bosses. Any worker who has been through the process of raising…

  • Soma miners solidarity appeal. Letter of protest to Turkish government

    Soma miners solidarity appeal. Letter of protest to Turkish government

    Dear Friend, I am writing to ask for your support for the coal miners who recently lost their lives in Soma, Turkey. I urge you to read this email and send the attached statement to Turkish Government Officials stated at the bottom of this email. At least 245 coal miners have lost their lives in the western town of Soma, Turkey, after…

  • NSSN condolences to victims of Soma mine disaster

    NSSN condolences to victims of Soma mine disaster

    The National Shop Stewards Network sends its condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the hundreds of miners killed or feared dead in what will inevitably be Turkey’s worst ever mining disaster. As reports come in and events unfurl, our anger is added to those of workers in Turkey that such a horrendous incident…

  • NSSN 192: Global Day of Action for fast food workers

    NSSN 192: Global Day of Action for fast food workers

    The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) is an international federation of Trade Unions uniting people who work in the food service, tourism and other industries. It comprises of 396 affiliated organisations in 126 countries, representing a combined membership of 12 million workers. On May 7th 2014,…

  • NSSN Conference July 5: “Fight Together for a Pay Rise!”

    NSSN Conference July 5: “Fight Together for a Pay Rise!”

    Workers are saying “What recovery? We want our share!” Millions of public sector workers are having their pay again pegged to 1% when RPI inflation is nearly 3% and energy prices are up 9%! Average household income is already 6% below 2003 levels. NHS workers are not even getting this miserly rise and correctly health…

  • NSSN 191:10,000 on ‘March for Bob’ – now Unite the Strikes!

    NSSN 191:10,000 on ‘March for Bob’ – now Unite the Strikes!

    The NSSN salutes the magnificent turnout for this year’s London May Day march and rally, where pride of place went to the memory of two great political and industrial leaders – Bob Crow and Tony Benn. The RMT had a national mobilisation to honour the fighting militant legacy of Bob, tragically cut down in his…