Month: August 2016

  • NSSN 306: Junior Doctors, UberEats & Southern Rail strikes

    NSSN 306: Junior Doctors, UberEats & Southern Rail strikes

    BMA Junior Doctors re-start strikes September 12-16 The BMA has today confirmed that junior doctors will take further industrial action. The first 5 days will be September 12-16. We know that trade unionists and the majority of ordinary people everywhere will support this action as they did earlier in the year.   These dates happen…

  • 305: John McDonnell to speak at NSSN TUC rally 11 Sept

    305: John McDonnell to speak at NSSN TUC rally 11 Sept

    The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) is delighted to announce that Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has agreed to speak at our rally on Sunday 11 September, before the start of TUC Congress in Brighton. The NSSN gives full support to Jeremy and John McDonnell. Like tens of thousands of working class people who have…

  • NSSN 304: Deliveroo workers strike against #Slaveroo pay cuts!

    NSSN 304: Deliveroo workers strike against #Slaveroo pay cuts!

    Hundreds of drivers working for takeaway food courier company Deliveroo protested outside their head office on 15 August, the beginning of a strike over changes to their pay. At the moment drivers get £7 an hour plus £1 extra for each delivery, Deliveroo want to cut the hourly rate and move to a zero-hour contract…

  • NSSN TUC rally 11 Sept: John McDonnell confirmed to speak!!

    NSSN TUC rally 11 Sept: John McDonnell confirmed to speak!!

    NSSN TUC Congress rally: ‘Cameron Gone – get the rest of the Tories Out!’ – Confirmed speakers to date: Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP, PCS President Janice Godrich, RMT General Secretary Mick Cash, BFAWU General Secretary Ronnie Draper and POA General Secretary Steve Gillan It is open to Congress delegates and all trade union…

  • 303: Fawley workers defeat ‘race to the bottom’ exploitation

    303: Fawley workers defeat ‘race to the bottom’ exploitation

    Striking Unite members working for contractors NICO at the massive Fawley refinery in Hampshire have won an important victory for trade unionists against the bosses’ race to the bottom. This strike was against contractors exploiting migrant workers from Bulgaria and Italy and paying £48 for a 10 hour shift instead of the £125 union agreed…