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‘Boris Bike’ workers on strike
RMT members working for Serco, who operate the London bicycle scheme today started a 48-hour strike. The action is against the imposition of a 2% pay increase, which is nearly 1% less than RPI inflation, meaning that it is in reality a pay cut when the salaries of Serco directors has increased by over 60%…
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Support Bridgewater Royal Mail Strikes
Circular sent by CWU branch chair Dave Chappel Bridgwater Royal Mail dispute: thank you from 110 strikers for your financial support and picket-line solidarity! Our next four days of strike action are this Saturday August 10th, Monday August 12th, Saturday August 17th, Monday August 19th: please continue your support! 110 members at Bridgwater Delivery Office…
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New blacklisting video from Reel News
Taken from the Reel News Website There has been huge strides for the campaign against the illegal blacklisting of trade unionists over the past 18 months; the sparks victory in the BESNA dispute, the Scottish affairs select committee report, the high court conspiracy trial coming up against Sir Robert McAlpine, numerous tribunals and actions in…
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EBulletin 154- Zero tolerance for zero-hour contracts!!
NSSN e-bulletin 154 – Zero tolerance for zero-hour contracts!! Zero-hour contracts have hit the headlines over the last week, with 24,000 (80%) of JD Wetherspoons staff and 20,000 (90%) of Sports Direct all on such contracts. Even Buckingham Palace and the Coalition Government use them! Zero-hour contracts offer no guarantee of hours or pay, and…
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Solidarity with striking Dublin Bus workers
Reprinted from the Irish Socialist Party website Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins and MEP Paul Murphy support the strike action being taken by SIPTU, NBRU and TSSA Dublin Bus workers. Respond to the imposition of cuts in pay premia and conditions by Dublin Bus management on the workers Socialist Party MEP Paul Murphy said: “The…
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Unison rep writes to Salford Mayor, ‘Spend windfall defending services’
Following this week’s announcement of a £48m windfall from the Manchester Airport Group to be shared between the ten Greater Manchester Authorities, Steven North, Salford Unison Branch Secretary wrote the following letter to Salford City Mayor, Ian Stewart (Labour): Date: 2nd August 2013 Dear Ian Re: Manchester Airport Group Announcement of Windfall for Local Authorities…
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North West Unison reps demand action on pay
On 24th July, UNISON’s Northwest Local Government Service Group Executive met for the first time since the national acceptance of a 1% pay increase that our region rightly opposed and actively campaigned against. Historically, the majority of Northwest Branches have been loyal to our national leadership, but there was palpable anger in the room, which…
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Bulletin 153 An Anti-Austerity Summer! (And a Hot Autumn?)
NSSN EBULLETIN 153 An Anti-Austerity Summer! (And a Hot Autumn?) We might not all be wearing ‘magic shorts’ but we are getting straight to it this week: Elected members from trades councils on TUCJCC have come on board with the NSSN to lobby TUC Congress. The Unemployed Workers Centres Combine are also supporting it. All…
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URGENT APPEAL from BRIDGWATER CWU Delivery Dispute
Appeal from Bridgwater CWU – RE: Bridgwater Delivery Office Official Dispute – Financial Support Needed Dear Colleagues, 110 CWU Members out of 120 Postal Workers at Bridgwater Delivery office are currently under severe attack from Royal Mail. They have taken five days strike action so far, following a 79.3% “Yes” vote. The main issues are…
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NSSN EBULLETIN 152 We’d like to celebrate the birth of.. 😉
NSSN EBULLETIN 152 We’d like to celebrate the birth of.. 😉 some more industrial action.. Following a spring of industrial action PCS will be spending the summer months consulting all of its branches on how to take its national campaign forward. In an escalation of the PCS national campaign in support of pay, pensions, jobs,…
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Ronnie Draper & Ian Lawrence now speaking at NSSN lobby of TUC
The NSSN are delighted to announce further speakers at the lobby of the TUC Congress on 8th September. Ronnie Draper is the General Secretary of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU). The BFAWU is one of the seven unions that officially support the NSSN. Ian Lawrence is the recently elected General Secretary of…
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Bulletin 151 ‘Rings of Fire’
FBU protest goes on NOW – 94% of the public opposes fire cuts in London – and yet the majority of the cuts are to go ahead! These are being piled on to the rest of the Con-Dems’ attacks on the working class, every service which workers rely upon, is under attack or being privatised.…
