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Turkey solidarity appeal from Day-Mer
Dear NSSN supporters, I am writing to ask for the support of NSSN, once again, for the people of Turkey against police and state attack on its people. Police attacks and state terror by the Turkish government on its own people is continuing. On Monday, 8th July 2013 members of the public wanted to enter…
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Bulletin 150 – New Labour attacks trade unions
NSSN e-bulletin 150 New Labour attacks trade unions The major union news of the week has been the battle between New Labour and Unite over the role unions play in the Labour party. NSSN supporters and our sponsoring unions have differing views over the Labour link; some are affiliated to Labour, others have no party…
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Mark Serwotka to speak at NSSN lobby of TUC
We are pleased to announce that Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of the PCS union will address the lobby of the TUC, organised by the National Shop Stewards Network. The full details are below Lobby TUC conference in Bournemouth on September 8th – Name the date for a 24 hour general strike – ‘all out…
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Bob Crow and Steve Gillan to speak at NSSN lobby of TUC
We’ve just had confirmation that Bob Crow, RMT general secretary, and Steve Gillan, POA general secretary, will both address the lobby of the TUC, organised by the National Shop Stewards Network. The full details are below Lobby TUC conference in Bournemouth on September 8th – Name the date for a 24 hour general strike – ‘all…
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How we took on Salford Council
We are a group of Mental Health Service Users & carers in Salford, Greater Manchester. For almost 12 months we have been fighting against the removal of staff from our drop-in sessions, and against drop-in sessions being closed down or moved to totally unsuitable venues. Both the Labour-run council and the NHS Trust have been…
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No.149 – What next after the NSSN conference?
NSSN e-bulletin 149 – What next after the NSSN conference? At last September’s TUC conference, ‘Motion 5’ from the POA prison officers’ union was overwhelmingly passed. It called on the trade union movement to consider the “practicalities of a general strike” against the ConDems’ austerity offensive. The NSSN organised a lobby of the TUC conference,…
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7th Annual NSSN Conference: Building the rank and file, planning the way forward
There may well have been a pause in struggle on the part of some trade union leaders, but there has been no pause in the struggle for ordinary trade unionists and campaigners. This was the key point made by Linda Taaffe, Secretary of the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) in her opening address to the…
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NO. 148 Teachers start their fightback – Strike in the North West!
NSSN E-Bulletin 148 Come to the Seventh NSSN Annual Conference this Saturday! Teachers start their fightback with strike in the North-West RMT re-affirms its commitment for a general strike against austerity! On Thursday 27 June, NUT and NASUWT members across twenty-two local authorities in the North-West of England are being called upon to take…
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NSSN Bulletin 147: A Tale of Two Disputes
Strike action is taking place in a number of different area’s this week but it’s worthwhile reporting on two different disputes. The first is the dispute involving the Cityclean GMB members employed by Brighton and Hove City Council who have been ‘offered’ pay cuts. At a meeting of Brighton’s Policy and Resources Committee on…
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Solidarity with Turkey – new session at the NSSN conference
We are pleased to announce that we are organising an additional commission at our upcoming conference (details below). Martin Powell-Davies, NUT NEC member, and Steve Hedley, RMT Assistant General Secretary, have recently returned from Istanbul, Turkey as part of a trade union delegation organised by Daymer, a Turkish and Kurdish community organisation. There is a…
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NSSN Bulletin 146: Let’s Beat the Blacklist & Build a fighting Trade Union movement!
NSSN Bulletin 146: Let’s Beat the Blacklist & Build a fighting Trade Union movement! Last Monday night’s Panorama laid bare the realities of the employers’ use of blacklists to prevent trade unionists and campaigners working and organising against dangerous and illegal work practises. Among those interviewed were Howard Nolan, Roy Bentham and Frank Morris, victimised…
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RMT London Transport Region Statement on Muswell Hill Islamic Center Fire
Statement from the London Transport region of RMT – for original see here http://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/node/4207 Today’s attack on the Islamic centre in Muswell Hill was a barbaric act calculated to whip up division in the community. The London Transport Region of the RMT wholeheartedly condemns the attack on the centre and offers its full solidarity and support…
