Month: December 2023
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NSSN 660: Workers end 2023 on the picket line – #SupportTheStrikes
The NSSN sends season’s greetings to all our supporters and affiliates. The year is ending just as it begun, with workers taking action. We have seen the continuation of the Strike Wave against the cost of living squeeze. And the festive season will see a whole number of workers on picket lines. Please show your…
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NSSN 659: TUC Special Congress launches campaign of defiance against Tory attack on our #RightToStrike
The NSSN welcomes the decision of the TUC Special Congress last Saturday to agree a strategy to oppose the new Tory anti-union legislation, the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 (MSL). This is a blatant attack on workers’ right to strike by instructing unions to police their own strikes, even organising their own strike-breaking! The…
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NSSN 658: Lobby Special TUC Congress for fighting strategy against Tory attack on the right to strike
The NSSN welcomes the Special TUC Congress this coming Saturday 9th December, called in response to the new Tory anti-union legislation – Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023. Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary and TUC President, said: “The Act is a blatant attempt to ban strikes and prevent workers defending their jobs, wages…