Tag: CWU
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NSSN 633: Railworkers strike again – fight new Tory anti-union laws!
We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with the strikes called by the RMT and ASLEF rail unions on the Train Operating Companies (TOCs). The RMT will be striking on 13th May and ASLEF will be out on May 12th and 31st and June 3rd. Transport workers are one of the many groups of workers targeted…
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NSSN 632: Support May Day weekend #Megastrike
The next week is always of supreme importance to the workers’ movement. On Friday 28th April, all those who have been killed, maimed or injured at work will be commemorated on International Workers Memorial Day (see TUC website for events). May 1st is May Day – the Workers’ Day, where the collective fight of workers…
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NSSN 631: Nurses reject pay offer – RCN calls strikes
(From RCN website) RCN members vote to reject NHS pay offer for nursing staff in England (14 Apr) – We’re seeking an urgent re-opening of pay talks with the UK government and planning a new 48-hour strike from 8pm on 30 April without derogations. The results of the RCN’s consultation on the revised NHS pay…
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NSSN 630: Support the BMA Junior Doctors as 4-day strike starts
From BMA website: Second round of strikes: 11, 12, 13, 14 April – We are holding a 96 hour walk out of all junior doctors in England in order to achieve a full pay restoration. This is our second round of action. This means you should not attend any shifts starting after 6:59am on 11…
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NSSN 629: Amazon workers step up the fight on pay
From the GMB website: Amazon strikes escalate with six more dates at Coventry and ballots at five new sites (31 Mar) – GMB strikes at Amazon are set to escalate as members in Coventry announced six further days of walk outs as the union today [31 March] begins ballots at five new sites. More than…
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NSSN 628: Unite wins 16.2% pay rise at National Express West Midlands & GMB Three victory
We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with two fantastic union victories. The NSSN sends solidarity to both Unite and the GMB. From Unite website: Unite victory with win of 16.2% pay rise at National Express West Midlands (25 Mar) – Strikes by over 3,100 drivers end after vote to accept improved pay offer. West Midlands…
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NSSN 627: Strikes force NHS pay offer – workers fight for more
The Tories have been forced by the strikes across the NHS to put forward a pay offer. The fact that Sunak’s government has been pushed to this point only months after refusing to talk to unions about pay is a tribute to the fighting capacity of health workers. The latest group of NHS staff to…
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NSSN 626: Support mass 15th March Budget Day Strike
This Wednesday will see the single biggest day yet of the strike wave, with over 600,000 workers taking action together, just as the Tories move their new Budget. This action confirms that workers are determined to fight for a real pay rise as the cost of living squeeze rages on and the Tories look to…
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NSSN 625: March this Saturday to defend the NHS
SOS NHS National Demonstration – OUR NHS: END THE CRISIS SUPPORT THE STRIKES 11 MARCH 2023 Central London – assemble midday opposite Warren St tube station, Tottenham Court Road NW1 3AA leaflet Facebook event Demonstration and transport details here The NSSN is supporting this vital demonstration and sends solidarity to all health workers taking strike…
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NSSN 624: Unions line up for mass 15th March Budget Day Strike
The line-up of unions who are striking together on 15th March, the day that the Tories move their new Budget, is taking shape. It will be the single biggest day yet of the strike wave, with well over half a million workers striking together. Striking together that day will be the NEU, PCS (with over…
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NSSN 623: New impulse to the strike wave #StrikeTogether
Over the last few days, there have been major impulses to the strike wave. Today, 21st February sees workers in Northern Ireland strike in health and education, while Friday, yesterday, today and tomorrow sees up to 10,000 ambulance workers take action. The RCN has announced its biggest strike yet, 48-hours of action from Wednesday 1…
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NSSN 622: After the mass strikes – all out together on Budget Day!
The NSSN called an online meeting on the evening of the 6th February health service strikes – the biggest in NHS history. Five days earlier, 500,000 workers in 5 unions – NEU, PCS, UCU, ASLEF and RMT – walked out together. The NSSN meeting was a valuable forum for reps and activists across the union…
