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  • NSSN 466: Donate to the RMT strike fund on SWR

    NSSN 466: Donate to the RMT strike fund on SWR

    The NSSN sends our New Year greetings to all our supporters and affiliates and commit ourselves to continue to support workers taking action and unions under attack. We are therefore proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with the RMT, who along with the other rail and transport unions are being targeted by the Tories with…

  • NSSN 465: Fight the new Tory anti-union laws!

    NSSN 465: Fight the new Tory anti-union laws!

      The General Election has seen Boris Johnson win a majority. But the NSSN calls on the whole trade union movement to prepare for the fight ahead against his Tory government. Despite his populism, this is no worker-friendly government. As usual, the Tories will continue to serve the interests of big business. Even during the…

  • 464: Tories out! Support Corbyn’s pro-worker programme!

    464: Tories out! Support Corbyn’s pro-worker programme!

      The NSSN have been campaigning to get the Tories out in the general election. It was the main theme of both our annual conference in July and TUC Rally in September. Even during the election, we’ve seen the CWU’s Royal Mail national strike ballot ruled out in the courts despite a massive 97% yes…

  • NSSN 462: Stop Boris Johnson’s new Tory anti-union laws!

    NSSN 462: Stop Boris Johnson’s new Tory anti-union laws!

    The Tories have revealed their General Election manifesto and despite Boris Johnson’s populism, it serves the interests of Big Business. This is shown particularly with the planned introduction of even more Tory anti-union laws, on the back of that of Thatcher, Major and Cameron. They say, “We will require that a minimum service operates during…

  • NSSN 461: Support the 8-day UCU HE pay and pension strike

    NSSN 461: Support the 8-day UCU HE pay and pension strike

    In this week’s NSSN bulletin, we headline with the 8-day strike by members of the UCU union in higher education. The NSSN gives our full support and solidarity. We remember the incredible 14-day action taken by over 40,000 academic staff at 64 universities to defend their pension from attack by the employers. UCU members are…

  • NSSN 460: Solidarity with the CWU – defend the right to strike!

    NSSN 460: Solidarity with the CWU – defend the right to strike!

    This week’s NSSN bulletin comes out just after the High Court judgement that has ruled against the CWU and its members in Royal Mail. The NSSN gives our total support and solidarity to the CWU and the postal workers. The NSSN national chair Rob Williams said: “This is an absolute disgrace! The CWU smashed the…

  • 459: Tories out – support Corbyn’s pro-worker programme!

    459: Tories out – support Corbyn’s pro-worker programme!

      Finally, the general election has been called – for December 12th. As our supporters know, we have been campaigning for the TUC and the unions to mobilise for this – in order to get rid of the Tories. It was the main theme of both our annual conference in July and TUC Rally in…

  • NSSN 457: PCS wins again in BEIS!

    NSSN 457: PCS wins again in BEIS!

      The NSSN sends congratulations to PCS and its outsourced members in BEIS who have won another victory. Weeks ago, it was workers in Aramark and now those working for ISS have won. We echo PCS’s call for all outsourced workers to be brought back in-house. PCS: ISS staff win London Living Wage at BEIS…

  • NSSN 455: Victories at Harland & Wolff, Hull and BEIS

    NSSN 455: Victories at Harland & Wolff, Hull and BEIS

    The NSSN sends our congratulations and solidarity to workers in three important disputes who last week secured welcome victories as a result of taking action. After 9 weeks of occupation, shipyard workers in Unite and GMB at Harland & Wolff in Belfast have seen a new owner take over the business. At the same time,…

  • 454: Demonstrate against Tories in Manchester

    454: Demonstrate against Tories in Manchester

      The NSSN is supporting the demonstration this Sunday in Manchester against the Tories at their conference. The ruling of the Supreme Court against Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament shows how weak and divided the Establishment is. The labour and trade union movement should step up the fight for a general election. The TUC should…

  • NSSN 453: Support the September 20th Climate Strikes

    NSSN 453: Support the September 20th Climate Strikes

      The NSSN is supporting this Friday’s Earth Strike against climate change. We are calling on unions to support action that many school and college students will be taking around the country (protest details here). We echo the call by education unions that students should not be disciplined for protesting. Last week’s TUC Congress voted to…

  • 452: NSSN TUC Rally says: “general election to get Tories out!”

    452: NSSN TUC Rally says: “general election to get Tories out!”

      For the 10th successive year, hundreds of TUC Congress delegates, union members and anti-cuts campaigners along with climate change activists attended the National Shop Stewards Network rally in Brighton before the start of TUC Congress. The main issue was the need for a general election to replace Boris Johnson’s Tory government with one led…