Category: Strikes
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HE strike: rally at London Met Uni
Taken from Reel News YouTube Channel Third day of national strike action for a decent pay rise and a living wage for all higher education workers. At a rally at London Metropolitan University, the pickets are joined by strikers from the tube strike, the strike at STEM 6 academy free school, and many others as…
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NSSN 178 – Tubeworkers strike back! 1st day strike reports
READ 1ST DAY STRIKE REPORTS FROM NSSN WEBSITE From Bob Crow RMT General Secretary to RMT members:- Dear Colleagues STRIKE ROCK SOLID! EVERY JOB MATTERS – DEFENDING JOBS ON LONDON UNDERGROUND The strike action that began last night has been rock solid and this has meant the London Underground network has effectively been closed…
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Tube strike day 1: Reports from the picket lines
Central London The strike began at Euston station with a pre-strike rally and speeches to the press. RMT London transport secretary and NSSN steering committee member John Reid chaired a line-up of trade union movement speakers: Steve Hedley, RMT assistant general secretary; John Leach, RMT regional organiser; Chris Baugh, PCS assistant general secretary; Hugo Pierre,…
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VIDEO: NSSN supporters report from Tube picket line
Thousands of workers on London Underground began the first full day of strike action this morning at 5:30AM. NSSN supporters were active in the strike itself and bringing support and solidarity to the picket lines across the city. The following two videos are from NSSN supporters, one of whom was on strike, from the Acton…
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Royal Opera House cleaners beat low pay
From the IWGB Victory over poverty pay
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29 day Future Directions strike ends
The long-running dispute by care-workers at Future Directions in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, has ended in a settlement which their union Unison sees as a victory. Future Directions (FD) is a private company wholly owned by Lancashire-based Calderstones NHS trust. When FD was awarded the contract by Rochdale council to provide care for seriously disabled adults…
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NSSN 176 – Local government cuts: Protest AND then strike
Since May 2010 407,000 jobs have been lost in local government and some of the biggest cuts are yet to bite. In adjoining counties in the east midlands, 2 county councils, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire – both Labour controlled, are planning cuts of £157m and £154 respectively over the next 3 years. These are examples not…
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London Underground: £9.8 BILLION cuts on the way
From Reel News YouTube channel The closure of all ticket offices is just the start. By 2021, LUL bosses want a fully automated underground system including driverless trains, no-one on the stations to help passengers or to deal with emergencies, and a stripped down flexible workforce on zero hours contracts with no holiday or sick…
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VIDEO: 3 Cosas Strike: Victory!
Reposted from Reel News YouTube Channel A major step forward for outsourced workers at the University of London: immediately after their two day strike in November 2013, Balfour Beatty announced major concessions on sick pay and holidays. However the campaign continues; there’s no movement on pensions, the sick pay and holidays are still not up…
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VIDEO: RMT Flash mob at Euston Station
Video from flash mob organised by RMT. The even coincided with the announcement of two 48 hour strikes in February. Interviews with RMT activists Eamon Lynch, John Reid and Sean as well as NSSN chair Rob Williams.
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INTERVIEW: Portuguese posties fight privatization
João Isqueiro is member of Executive of SNTCT – The Portuguese Postal and Telecommunication Workers National Union spoke to Francisco Raposo on behalf of the NSSN Francisco Raposo – Postal workers from CTT – Portuguese public company of postal services – are involved in a struggle process for a long time now. Can you describe the…
