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113 – March together this Saturday against austerity
March together this Saturday against the ConDem austerity offensive…then strike together! We have spent the last few months helping to build for Saturday’s TUC demonstrations in London, Glasgow and Belfast. We also lobbied the TUC conference last month for the unions to follow up the October 20 mobilisations with a 24 hour general strike to…
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Amnesty strike report
On Wednesday 17 October, Unite members at Amnesty’s International Secretariat (IS) offices in Central London took strike action. This is a separate dispute to the one at Amnesty UK, where two days of strike action have already taken place; there are separate ballots and issues, but both are due to managers failing to abide by…
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Amnesty workers strike
See below for details of the upcoming strike of Amnesty workers, details of the strike rally and where to send messages of support. Dear friends and colleagues Unite members at Amnesty UK went on strike for a second time last week. We have been overwhelmed by the continuing support from individuals, trade union groups,…
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October 20: help out the NSSN!
The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) has spent the last few months helping to build for Saturday’s TUC demonstrations in London, Glasgow and Belfast. We lobbied the TUC conference last month for the unions to follow up the October 20 mobilisations with a 24 hour general strike to defeat the ConDems’ austerity offensive. We were…
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Appeal from South African mine workers
Rustenburg, October 12, 2012: FROM: Rustenburg Joint Strike Coordinating Committee TO: Shop stewards, trade unionists, fellow workers, comrades RE: Appeal for support for striking South African mine workers Dear comrades, We write to appeal to you to support our strike for a decent living wage. The strike that started at Lonmin’s platinum mines in Marikana,…
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Bulletin 112 Its Us vs Them!
You can’t help but wanting to kick the telly every time they come on, and that’s just for what you can see happen or begin to experience. The jolly hockeystick bunch should carry a health warning, ¼ of whom are private landlords and 23 of the 29 ,of just the cabinet ,are millionaires. With an…
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Defend the NHS – Build for a 24-hour general strike
National Shop Stewards Network NHS Bulletin No. 2 NHS bulletin 2 The ConDem government’s attacks on the National Health Service are sending it spinning towards destruction. A recent report by the Royal College of Physicians shows the terrifying levels of diminishing resources to demand in the NHS. The number of NHS beds is more than 30% less than 25 years ago, despite having…
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London’s new tube line – tax dodging disgrace
Below we republish a leaflet from unite on the construction of crossrail. Unite Crossrail flyer Unite construction workers – London’s new tube line – tax dodging disgrace London’s new 18 billion pound tube line, Crossrail is costing taxpayers double the cost of the Olympics. Yet tax avoidance scams by the contractors building it are rife and serious health and safety concerns for construction…
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First Cymru bus strike
Drivers and engineers strike for a pay rise without strings Bus services in Swansea, Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire were devastated by a one day strike for a decent pay rise without strings by drivers and engineers at First Cymru Bus. They had voted to reject an offer of 5% over 15 months despite it being…
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Save Heatherwood Hospital – Fight to Win!
Just over a year ago trade unionists and local activists from Bracknell, Ascot, Windsor, Slough and Wokingham joined together to launch a campaign to save our local Hospital. The local PCT bosses had announced that they planned to close Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot and sell off the land.We formed the Save Heatherwood Hospital Campaign and…
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NUT NEC report – Ready to move to strike action?
‘PHASE ONE’ NON-STRIKE ACTION ALREADY WINNING VICTORIES Even while the National Executive was meeting, reports were coming in of new victories being won over workload, appraisal and observations. These gains were being achieved by NUT members making clear to Heads that they will be sticking together and implementing the joint action guidelines.One Lewisham reps…
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Save our Ambulance services!
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is in a period of consultation over proposals that would mean the closure of around 60 stations. They are to be replaced with 13 super stations and ‘standby points’. These will probably be portable cabins or shared premises with the police or fire service. The chief executive says this plan…
