Month: May 2025
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NSSN 728: Support the summer strikes!
As we enter the summer months, strikes are hotting up as workers face down increasing cuts and bosses’ attacks, including the longstanding bin disputes by Unite members in Birmingham and Sheffield, facing brutal strike-breaking measures. In the case of Birmingham, shamefully by a Labour council. Across the public sector, unions are consulting on pay offers…
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NSSN 727: Support the Strikes, fight Starmer’s austerity – Come to NSSN Conference on 5th July
NSSN Annual Conference 2025 – Make the rich pay not workers! 11am-4.30pm Saturday 5th July in Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Attendance fee – £10 Facebook event Confirmed speakers so far – Steve Gillan POA General Secretary, Steve Wright FBU General Secretary, Annoesjka Valent NAPO National Official This year’s NSSN Conference…
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NSSN 726: Birmingham Bin Strike Mega Picket closes depot
The NSSN supported last Friday’s Mega Picket at Lifford Lane Bin Depot, called by Strike Map in solidarity with the indefinite Unite Birmingham bin strike. There was a tremendous turnout, bringing together striking binworkers supported by trade unionists both locally and from across the country. Very quickly, the Labour council closed the depot as hundreds…
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NSSN 725: Mega Picket to support Unite Birmingham Bin Strike & UCU Funding demo
This week’s NSSN bulletin headlines with two events this week that the NSSN is supporting. On Friday, Strike Map has called a Mega Picket to support the longstanding Unite strike by the Birmingham binworkers against the brutal attack on the pay and terms & conditions by the Labour council. On Saturday, education union UCU has…
