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  • NSSN 542: Strike victories show fighting unions vital

    NSSN 542: Strike victories show fighting unions vital

    The NSSN sends our solidarity and congratulations to members of Unite and NEU after their members won important victories after both sets of workers took week-long strike action. This shows again that organised fighting unions are the most important protection workers can have to defend their livelihoods and keep themselves and their families safe. This…

  • NSSN 541: Support NHS Day of Action this Saturday July 3rd

    NSSN 541: Support NHS Day of Action this Saturday July 3rd

    The NSSN is supporting this Saturday’s NHS Anniversary events, which will see protests and demonstrations organised in many towns and cities for an NHS pay rise, patient safety and an end to privatisation. The day of action has been called by health workers, unions, trades councils and health campaigning organisations such as Keep Our NHS…

  • 540: NSSN Conference says “fight back against bosses’ offensive!”

    540: NSSN Conference says “fight back against bosses’ offensive!”

    The NSSN Conference last Sunday brought together about 200 union reps, members and activists to discuss how to take on the increasing offensive of the employers and their Tory government. NSSN chair Rob Williams promised the continued support of the NSSN to all workers taking action. Jared Wood from the NEC of the RMT, the…

  • NSSN 539: Sparks defeat de-skilling!! #No2ESO

    NSSN 539: Sparks defeat de-skilling!! #No2ESO

    Come to NSSN Conference 2021 – 11am Sunday 20 June Come to this year’s annual conference of the National Shop Stewards Network, which this year will be online on Zoom. Take part in the discussion with other trade union reps, activists and members. This will include how we keep our workplaces safe and how we…

  • NSSN 538: Support JDE coffee workers fighting ‘fire & rehire’

    NSSN 538: Support JDE coffee workers fighting ‘fire & rehire’

    This week’s NSSN bulletin leads with yet another group of workers taking brave and determined action against ‘fire and rehire’ to impose huge cuts to their income. The Unite members at Jacobs Douwe Egberts in Banbury need the support of the whole union movement as management issue dismissal notices. Solidarity! Email messages of support and…

  • 537: Come to NSSN Conference 2021 – 11am Sunday 20 June

    537: Come to NSSN Conference 2021 – 11am Sunday 20 June

    Come to this year’s annual conference of the National Shop Stewards Network, which this year will be online on Zoom. Take part in the discussion with other trade union reps, activists and members. This will include how we keep our workplaces safe and how we fight the Tory and bosses offensive: fire and rehire, the…

  • NSSN 534: Support the fightback in schools and colleges

    NSSN 534: Support the fightback in schools and colleges

    We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with the growing number of disputes in education. In schools, teaching and support staff are fighting cuts under the guise of restructuring and an increasing number of union reps being victimised. Clearly, management are striking back at NEU reps in particular after the Tory government was pushed back in…

  • NSSN 533: Workers fight back against the bosses’ offensive

    NSSN 533: Workers fight back against the bosses’ offensive

    As the polls open on election day, we continue to report on the increasing number of disputes.  Workers are fighting back against the offensive of the Tories and employers such as their pay freezes and brutal ‘fire and rehire’ attacks. Also, union reps are being targeted, as usual so that the bosses can look to…

  • NSSN 531: Support Thurrock council strike!

    NSSN 531: Support Thurrock council strike!

    We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with the 3-week strike called by Unite members in Thurrock in Essex. The Tory Council are attacking the pay and terms & conditions of workers in refuse, street cleaning and highway maintenance. The NSSN sends solidarity to the Thurrock strikers. Unite: Strike dates set as Thurrock council heroes resist…

  • NSSN 530: British Gas workers strike for 43rd day against lock-out

    NSSN 530: British Gas workers strike for 43rd day against lock-out

    This week’s NSSN bulletin leads with the heroic fight of the GMB members in British Gas against the imposition of new terms & conditions through Fire and Rehire. They will be taking their 43rd day of strike action this Wednesday 14th April. We continue to give our full support and solidarity to the workers and…

  • 529: Support PCS DVLA strike 6-9 April over Covid concerns

    529: Support PCS DVLA strike 6-9 April over Covid concerns

    This week’s NSSN bulletin headlines with the 4-day PCS strike starting today at DVLA after over 500 cases of Covid were reported there since September. The NSSN gives our full solidarity and support to PCS and its members at DVLA as they fight for workplace safety PCS website: (1 Apr) Support PCS members at DVLA…

  • NSSN 528: Shrewsbury Pickets overturn convictions

    NSSN 528: Shrewsbury Pickets overturn convictions

    “The NSSN sends our congratulations & solidarity to the Shrewsbury Pickets and their families. We should particularly remember those such as Des Warren, who passed away during this heroic struggle for justice. There should now be a trade union inquiry into the framing of the workers and the cover up. This is needed for this…