Category: Reports
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Crossrail ‘blacklisting’ probe called for by Unite – press release
We thought it was worth putting this out in full given the sacking of Frank Morris and others over H&S concerns which NSSN and others have supported. From UNITE: Crossrail ‘blacklisting’ probe called for by Unite Claims that Crossrail contractors have met with an organisation dedicated to compiling blacklists of construction workers needs to be…
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Lincoln Prison will not be turned into a Immigration Removal Centre!
Lincoln Prison will no longer face conversion to an Immigration Removal Centre, the UK Borders Agency announced today. The conversion could have resulted in job cuts and added hundreds more to the 3,500 people who are currently unemployed in Lincoln. This follows a campaign by Public and Commercial Services union and the Prison Officers Association,…
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Blacklist Support Group Report on Ian Kerr
This is a full report FROM Blacklist Support Group <[email protected]> “One revelation after another today as convicted blacklister Ian Kerr broke his silence today and gave nearly 4 hours worth of evidence to the Scottish Affairs Select Committee investigation into blacklisting. Among the more jaw dropping evidence: Kerr has been a full-time blacklister since 1969 – previously…
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RMT Cleaners strike over low pay
Low-paid cleaners employed by the Carlisle company on the TransPennine Express (TPE) contract protested outside TPE’s office in Manchester as part of their strike on 30th November. The cleaners work for extremely low wages often in freezing cold conditions, so much so that they said it was warmer on the 8am protest than it had been on the station last night! …
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Tesco Drivers move to a INDEFINITE Strike 6th Dec!
180 Tesco drivers, members of Unite the union, at the supermarket giant’s distribution hub in Doncaster have announced an indefinite strike from Thursday 6th December, after they voted to reject the latest “completely unsatisfactory” offer to settle the long-running dispute. Having already taken 8 days of strike action, a planned 4-day strike was suspended to…
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Stratford Academy: Teachers suspend further strike action
STRATFORD ACADEMY CONCERNED PARENTS PRESS RELEASE TEACHERS SUSPEND FURTHER STRIKE ACTION After nine days of strikes, teachers at Stratford Academy, Newham, have suspended further strike action. Following talks facilitated by ACAS, on Tuesday 27 November, the NUT and NASUWT teachers’ unions and Stratford Academy management agreed a joint press release: “Following constructive talks facilitated…
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“Capitalism is killing our people”
A report of the 2012 Midlands NSSN Conference by Dave Gorton (UNITE) Craig Johnston from the RMT got the Midlands NSSN Conference off to a resounding start with the cry “never mind where the money’s coming from; where’s the money gone?” Transport workers were not going to take the blame for the capitalist crisis they…
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Crown workers walk out over pension attacks
Workers at three factories have walked out in immediate and angry response to an attack by Crown on the pension scheme. Crown’s senior management informed trade union lay representatives on Monday 19th November that all enhanced payments of early retirement in the final salary scheme finished at 9am. This was at 10am! Two hours later…
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NSSN to lobby TUC General Council on December 11th
The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) is organising a lobby of the TUC General Council when it meets on December 11th. It will assemble from 9.30am at Congress House in Great Russell Street. NSSN national chair Rob Williams said, “Up to a thousand union activists came to our lobby of the TUC conference in Brighton…
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Stop the union busting on Crossrail! Reinstate the Crossrail 28!
As millions of workers took general strike action across big parts of Europe on Wednesday, there was an impressive protest in the morning outside the Oxford St entrance to the Crossrail Tottenham Rd site. Sacked Unite shop steward Frank Morris was joined by Sparks and supporters from London, North West, Wales, Yorkshire, Midlands and Scotland…
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N14 workers in Europe take action against austerity – TUC name the day for a general strike in Britain!
N14 workers in Europe take action against austerity – TUC name the day for a general strike in Britain! Many thanks for this report from Alex Gordon President of the RMT:On 14 November workers are taking coordinated, general strike action in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy for the first time as part of a European…
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Belgium March over closure of Fords
On Sunday 11 November, more than 15,000 people attended a demonstration organised by the Belgian trade unions for jobs and against the closure of the Ford car factory in Genk. The plant closure would mean the slashing of 4,000 jobs (without even counting the subcontractors). The announcement of the closure comes as November was a…
