Category: Appeals
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NSSN affiliation letter
As part of our drive to get greater support from trade unions NSSN supporters can now download affiliation and donation letters to send to their branches. Affiliation letter: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5hyorof8xhdh1if/Affiliation%20Letter%202014.docx Affiliation and donations: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3k7fmzy8t7spndz/NSSN%20Affiliation%20%26%20Donations.docx
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PETITION: Acquit the workers of Las Heras Oil Refinery
Reposted from the Trotskyist Fraction – Fourth Internationl website We, the undersigned, condemn the sentences handed out to nine workers of the Las Heras oil refinery in Santa Cruz province, Argentina by the Caleta Olivia Criminal Court on December 13. Four of them, one of whom was a minor at the time, have been sentenced…
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NSSN166 – Support UCU, Unison & Unite members strikers
31 October will be a day of coordinated strike action by UCU, Unison and Unite members working in Universities. This is the first UK-wide joint action between these Higher Education unions, demonstrating the anger that their members feel about the employers’ insulting 1% pay increase. Even pro-capitalist commentator Will Hutton, writing in the Observer notes…
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NSSN 165 Support the Grangemouth workers!
NSSN 165 Support the Grangemouth workers! The National Shop Stewards Network gives full support to the workers at the refinery against the scandalous scare tactics of Ineos. Our supporters attended the rally at the plant on Sunday read report from NSSN website Events are moving quickly with this morning, Ineos announcing the closure of the petrochemical works on…
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164 – “We’re ALL under attack – so let’s strike together in November”
NSSN E-Bulletin 164 “We’re ALL under attack – so let’s strike together in November” Last Saturday October 12th, I attended a Steering Committee meeting of the NSSN*, the National Shop Stewards Network, at the RMT’s National HQ. The Steering Committee brings together representatives from trade unions right across the public and private sector to discuss…
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‘Nothings got worse since austerity took hold’ – Really?!
A BBC survey purported to show that over 40% of those interviewed had not noticed a change to local government services since austerity took hold. Some even thought services had improved! Yet we all know of closures to libraries, swimming pools, reduced council facilities and the rest. Even the BBC website has stories from leading councillors…
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162 It’s make your mind up time
Our economy, our society, welfare, schools all reformed, all rebuilt with one aim, one mission in mind – to make this country at long last, and for the first time ever, a land of opportunity for all.” Cameron’s speech to Conservative Party conference confirms that he and the Tory Party faithful minority of 137,000 members, live…
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FBU strike over pensions 12-4 Today
Full support from the NSSN on the FBU strike today in England & Wales. Please visit picket lines, wave, honk your support! (Leyton Picket via Suz B & wee James) As Martin Powell-Davies NSSN steering committee (& NUT NEC member) puts it: ‘ It’s hard enough to be expected to teach at 60+ – even…
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Future Directions lobby 25th September
FUTURE DIRECTIONS LOBBY OF CALDERSTONES NHS TRUST WEDNESDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER 2013 : 1:30 P.M. A lobby of the Trust Board is to be held from 1:30pm on Wednesday, 25th September 2013 at Calderstones HQ. This is an important lobby as the strikers begin a further 10 days of strike action and it is essential…
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Bulletin 160: Unofficial Action of Unison Glasgow Housing wins!
BREAKING NEWS – Glasgow city council homeless work team walked out in unofficial action to support a suspended member over and over caseloads. “Members walked out on Friday and more stayed off work yesterday.’ Following a meeting with all Unison members on unofficial strike action this morning it was unanimously agreed to return to work at 1.30pm today.…
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Mass Protest at Hovis this morning & Strike Fund Needed
Mass protest at the Hovis bakery in Wigan on 18 September blocked the delivery trucks from leaving the plant for hours, for the second time in three days. Bakers are on strike against Hovis bosses’ attempts to casualise the workforce and drive down pay, conditions and job security. Hovis tried to enforce zero-hour contracts through directly-employed…
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Get Planning for November – NSSN Lobby of the TUC
When we arrived in Bournemouth, I really felt like just getting my shoes off and feeling the sand between my toes and listen to the waves rush towards me.. But me and 8 other members, mostly reps, of our Unite LE1111 branch chose to join the NSSN rally & lobby the TUC for co-ordinated action.(Have…
