Month: January 2026
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NSSN 756: Support the striking Birmingham binworkers – Join MegaPicket 3-D this Friday
Start: Friday, January 30, 2026•06:00 AM Location: 5 • picket sites, Birmingham and Coventry – RSVP to join the MegaPicket Hosted by StrikeMap: [email protected] The NSSN salutes the heroic strike by the Birmingham binworkers, who have been on strike for over a year and on indefinite action since last March against the brutal fire &…
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NSSN 755: Unions must demand Starmer scraps 50% strike ballot threshold now!
Starmer’s Labour government’s Employment Rights Act received royal assent on 18 December. The NSSN welcomes any improvements in the rights of workers and trade unions. But in the Government’s press briefings, there is nothing about the undemocratic 50% threshold in industrial action ballots, brought in by Cameron in 2016. This raises yet further unacceptable delays,…
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NSSN 754: Support the UCU & NEU strikes!
The NSSN sends solidarity to the UCU and its members in Further Education as 25 colleges take strike action this week, Wednesday to Friday 14-15 January, over pay and working conditions. We also send solidarity to NEU members starting strike action this week across 24 schools, part of the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, over compulsory…
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NSSN 753: New Year Greetings – workers continue the fight!
The NSSN sends New Year greetings to all our supporters and affiliates, and solidarity to all workers and their unions in dispute and taking action. We have continued to build support for strikes, which are again clearly on the rise as workers fight back against the cost of living squeeze and Starmer’s austerity. Read about…
