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Public meeting: Stop the closure of Port Talbot steelworks
The NSSN will hold a public solidarity meeting for steel works in Port Talbot threatened with job losses and closures.: The meeting will begin at 7.30pm Wednesday February 10 in lounge of Grand Hotel Port Talbot (opposite train station) Confirmed speakers include Rob Williams NSSN national chair & ex-Swansea Visteon (Ford) union convenor. Nationalise to #SaveOurSteel
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NSSN 275: Junior Doctors strike back against Tory attacks!
NSSN 275: Junior Doctors strike back against Tory attacks! The NSSN has been proud to give solidarity and support to the BMA and the Junior Doctors as they took their first strike action for four decades on January 12th. Despite all the dirty tactics from the Tories and their anti-union press, the action was a…
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Unite & NSSN drop #SportsDirectShame banner at St James’
In September of 2015 organisers of Unite the Union’s Unite Community project and officers of the National Shop Stewards Network began to interact, with an aim toward building a common purpose for advancing the causes of the wider labour movement. What the two groups had in common beyond working-class aims was a common enemy in…
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NSSN 274: Support the Junior Doctors strike & NHS bursaries march!
NSSN 274: Support the Junior Doctors strike & NHS bursaries march! Next Tuesday January 12th, Junior Doctors will be striking on the first of four planned days of action. This Saturday January 9th, students in the NHS will be marching in defence of their bursaries – assemble 12noon outside St Thomas’ Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road,…
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NSSN 273: Seasons greetings from NSSN…#KillTheBill in 2016!
NSSN 273: Seasons greetings from the NSSN…#KillTheBill in 2016! This is the last NSSN e-bulletin of the year…and what a year! The Tories squeaked into government with only 24% of the electorate but consider it enough of a mandate to push through the biggest attack on union rights for over 30 years as well yet…
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NSSN 272: Weekend of action for NSSN, BFAWU & Unite in the North East
NSSN 272: Weekend of action for NSSN, BFAWU & Unite in North East The ten trade union officers of the National Shop Stewards Network’s North East section organised two days of fighting action on the 4th and 5th of December, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. Operating in conjunction with a full-time organiser from NSSN…
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Generations United! Pensioners and Youth fight together
I was recently elected as the delegate representing the Thames Valley on the National Pensioners Convention Executive Committee. The NPC represents 1.5 million pensioners, many of them members of trade unions who mostly finance the organisation. We are a campaigning body that fights for pensioners through out the country not only for their pensions but…
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Teacher’s strike battles headteacher sacking
Seven members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) at Listerdale Primary School in Rotherham have taken two days of strike action (2-3 December) against the unjustified suspension of their headteacher. The head was suspended by the Academy Trust in September at 8am one morning without union representation. The reasons for the suspension still haven’t…
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NSSN 269: Come to the TUCG rally this Saturday
NSSN 269: Come to the TUCG rally this Saturday – ‘After Corbyn’s Victory, build the fight against austerity!’ A week after the Tories’ (anti) Trade Union Bill had its 3rd and final House of Commons reading, an important event has been organised this Saturday. The Trade Union Coordinating Group which represents 8 national…
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Video: #KillTheBill John McDonnell, John McInally, Rob Williams
As expected, the Tory Trade Union Bill passed its 3rd reading last night November 10th. It now goes to the Lords. But we must keep up the pressure and prepare for resisting it of it becomes law. A rally organised by the Trade Union Coordinating Group (TUCG) made it clear this attack on trade union rights…
