Category: Bulletins

  • 495: Victory at Sheffield Papa John’s & job cuts fight at GE & Tate

    495: Victory at Sheffield Papa John’s & job cuts fight at GE & Tate

    NSSN 495: Victory at Sheffield Papa John’s as workers fight redundancies at GE & Tate Modern We headline this week’s bulletin with news of a great victory for workers at pizzeria Papa John’s in Sheffield after protests organised by Sheffield Needs A Pay Rise and BFAWU Bakers’ Union. We also highlight the fight by Unite…

  • 494:  NSSN South West meeting – 11am Saturday July 25th

    494: NSSN South West meeting – 11am Saturday July 25th

    National Shop Stewards’ Network South West regional meeting – 11am Saturday July 25th Facebook event The National Shop Steward’s Network is an organisation bringing together rank and file trade unionists to help build our movement. We are having a regional meeting in the South West which will include discussion of the struggles for workers’ health…

  • 493:  TfL funding rally July 15 & Nissan pension fight

    493: TfL funding rally July 15 & Nissan pension fight

    Joint London union TfL funding rally – 6pm Wednesday, 15th of July ’20 – you can join the rally on Zoom here – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85329026471?pwd=WW9DTkpQNGxZME5XUzkyNVFGYm42dz09 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive financial challenges for Transport for London. The slump in passengers numbers and suspension of fares during the height of the lockdown has sucked £600m a…

  • NSSN 492:  Support Tower Hamlets Unison strike

    NSSN 492: Support Tower Hamlets Unison strike

      The NSSN sends our solidarity to Unison members who are striking against attacks on their terms and conditions. Hundreds of union reps and members at our annual conference on Zoom last Saturday supported this call. It is an outrage that a Labour council is using the worst methods of private sector bosses to impose…

  • NSSN 491:  Organise for the fight of our lives – NSSN Conference

    NSSN 491: Organise for the fight of our lives – NSSN Conference

    The NSSN Conference as always, is a vital forum for trade unionists to come together to discuss our experiences during these crisis-ridden times and forge a strategy that protects our safety in the workplace and defends our jobs and income. It’s never been more important for trade union members and reps to come together to…

  • NSSN 490:  Zoom in to NSSN Conference on Saturday July 4th

    NSSN 490: Zoom in to NSSN Conference on Saturday July 4th

      This year’s NSSN conference is a virtual event on the Zoom platform because of restrictions due to COVID-19 The agenda will be in next week’s NSSN bulletin but it will begin with a main session at 11am, followed by a number of workshops The link to join the Zoom meeting is – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85386731306?pwd=azRmZXExTGJJZXpMMXV3NDUvUFhwdz09 Facebook…

  • NSSN 489:  Stop the BA Betrayal!

    NSSN 489: Stop the BA Betrayal!

      We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with the fight by unions against the offensive by British Airways against its workers. We send our solidarity and support to these workers and the many others who are facing redundancy across the economy. The NSSN believes that workers must not pay the price for this crisis. If…

  • 488:  Postponed NSSN-Tamil Solidarity Zoom meeting this Saturday

    488: Postponed NSSN-Tamil Solidarity Zoom meeting this Saturday

    Tamil Solidarity and the National Shop Stewards Network have reluctantly decided to postpone our public Zoom meeting, which was due to take place this coming Saturday June 13th. We have come to this decision because a number of further Black Lives Matter anti-racism demonstrations have been called on Saturday against the killing of George Floyd…

  • 487:  Come to virtual NSSN Conference Saturday July 4th

    487: Come to virtual NSSN Conference Saturday July 4th

      2020 NSSN Conference: via Zoom 11am-2pm on Saturday July 4th It’s never been more important for trade union members and reps to come together to discuss the strategy we need to fight for a future that secures our safety, jobs, income and pensions. The economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is showing…

  • 486:  Defend jobs & contracts – fight bosses’ offensive

    486: Defend jobs & contracts – fight bosses’ offensive

    This week’s NSSN bulletin highlights a new sinister stage of the Coronavirus pandemic: an increasing number of companies taking advantage of the economic paralysis to announce closures, redundancies and the threat of these to demand reductions of workers’ pay and worsening of terms and conditions. This shows the reality of so-called ‘national unity’ during COVID…

  • 485:  Support teachers & schools staff fighting Tory June 1 re-opening

    485: Support teachers & schools staff fighting Tory June 1 re-opening

      The NSSN sends our support and solidarity to education workers, their unions and an increasing number of parents as they look to resist the Tory government’s plans to move to a much wider opening of schools in England on June 1st.  We believe that this reckless plan is clearly connected to Boris Johnson’s intention…

  • 484:  NSSN public meeting – Workers’ Safety before Profit

    484: NSSN public meeting – Workers’ Safety before Profit

      Workers are confused and angry after Boris Johnson’s announcement the Tories want to ease the COVID-19 lockdown while deaths are rising, test targets are missed and imported PPE fails to meet NHS safety standards. In fact, if many workers and their union branches hadn’t made their intention clear not to accept a wholesale ‘return…