Month: September 2026
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NSSN 784: March this Sunday to celebrate 90th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street!
The NSSN will be marching this Sunday 4th October in East London as the trade union movement marks the 90th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street, when hundreds of thousands of working-class people confronted and defeated Mosley’s fascist Blackshirts. In 1936, amongst the scapegoats of the far-right were the Jewish working-class community of the…
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NSSN 783: TUC votes for National Saturday Demo – now #NameTheDate!
The Holiday Inn Hotel in Brighton was filled to overflowing at the NSSN TUC Congress Rally and Lobby on Sunday 13th September. The rally heard from union leaders, rank and file union reps and activists and TUC Congress delegates. Speakers included: Daniel Kebede NEU General Secretary, Sarah Woolley BFAWU General Secretary, Steve Wright FBU…
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NSSN 782: Come to NSSN Rally to Lobby TUC Congress this Sunday 13th September in Brighton
This coming Sunday 13th September, join hundreds of union reps, members and activists who will be lobbying TUC Congress in Brighton for the strategy needed by workers as the cost of living squeeze continues to bite, and the bosses look to make us pay for their crisis. Andy Burnham’s first Budget will be on the…
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NSSN Special Housing Bulletin
Why is the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) putting out a special bulletin around housing?? — The housing ‘crisis’ created by the market, enabled by consecutive governments, is paid for by us! From those who build and maintain our homes, provide housing and advice, repair, retrofit, through to the impact of rent, mortgage and service-charge…
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NSSN 781: Lobby the TUC for strategy to fight cost of living squeeze & to scrap 50% strike ballot threshold!
Since the Covid pandemic, prices have continued to rise, with food and energy inflation soaring. More pain for workers is on the way as the economy stagnates, and as Trump’s instigated crisis in the Middle East threatens yet more instability. Starmer was forced out of office by the anger and frustration of working-class people, reflected…
