Month: May 2023
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NSSN 637: Support the strikes as wave of action grows into summer
The strike wave shows no sign of relenting as workers are forced to fight for pay rises that protect them from rising prices. This week alone, Unite launches a month-long strike at St Mungos and all out action at Survitec in Dunmurry in Northern Ireland, while their members in the NHS in London and Yorkshire…
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NSSN 636: Demonstrate against the Tory anti-union attack
NSSN 636: Demonstrate against the Tory anti-union attack Join the TUC protest this Monday at 6pm in Parliament Square, called to coincide with the final Commons parliamentary debate. It must be a massive show of strength. But the TUC and the unions must go much further, with plans for a national Saturday demonstration to build…
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NSSN 635: Stop union-busting & blacklisting – defend the #RightToStrike
We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with five separate campaigns against union-busting and blacklisting. Please support them. But they are also a reminder about the Tories’ attack on union rights. Their ‘Minimum Service Levels’ bill could be just days away from becoming law, on the back of decades of anti-union legislation, going back to Thatcher.…
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NSSN 634: Come to 2023 NSSN Conference Saturday 24th June
2023 NSSN Conference – Saturday 24th June in Conway Hall, London 11am-4.30pm –Attendance fee £6. You can register on the day at conference or email us in advance via [email protected] Confirmed speakers so far: NIPSA General Secretary Carmel Gates, BFAWU General Secretary Sarah Woolley, POA General Secretary Steve Gillan, NAPO National Official Annoesjka Valent, GMB…
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NSSN 633: Railworkers strike again – fight new Tory anti-union laws!
We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with the strikes called by the RMT and ASLEF rail unions on the Train Operating Companies (TOCs). The RMT will be striking on 13th May and ASLEF will be out on May 12th and 31st and June 3rd. Transport workers are one of the many groups of workers targeted…
