Month: March 2025
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NSSN 719: Demonstrate against Starmer’s welfare cuts
The NSSN calls on trade unionists and anti-cuts campaigners to join protests and demonstrations called against Starmer’s Labour government’s £5billion welfare and benefit cuts. There are a number around the country taking part this week on the there #WelfareNotWarfare, including on this Wednesday when Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces the government’s Spring Statement. This is on…
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NSSN 718: Unions must fight Starmer’s cuts!
This week’s NSSN bulletin comes out as Starmer’s Labour government announces brutal welfare cuts. This is on the back of reports of 10,000 job cuts directly related to the scrapping of NHS England and potentially many more in the NHS and civil service. At the same time, local councils continue to make huge cuts, NHS…
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NSSN 717: Unions must demand Employment Rights Bill is strengthened
Unions are responding to the Labour Government’s Employment Rights Bill, as it reaches an important milestone in its parliamentary progress (TUC, Unite, GMB, Unison, NASUWT, Equity, Community). The Report Stage of the legislation takes place on 11-12 March, as it moves through the House of Lords. The NSSN welcomes the improvements to the rights of…
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NSSN 716: #IWD2025 Greetings, NEU indicative ballot on pay & RMT LU pensions victory
We send International Women’s Day (IWD) greetings to all our supporters and affiliates. There will be events on IWD this Saturday 8th March and throughout the month of March. We also send comradely greetings to delegates at TUC Women’s Conference, which meets this week. We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with the indicative ballot that…
