Tag: NUT
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237: Bromley Council workers strike against cuts & union attacks
Hundreds of Bromley Council workers took 2 days of strike action on April 7th and 8th against the Tory council’s cuts, privatisation of services and attacks on union facilities. This shows why employers are attacking union rights – to try and hamstring unions in the face of vicious cuts. But the workers from Unite are…
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NSSN 236: Unison special conference votes for new pay claim
Since the local government pay strike was called off last October, the NSSN e-bulletin has commented on developments. We salute the delegates at the Unison local government special conference on 24th March who voted to submit a new pay claim for 2015-2016. The special conference was called following an initiative from the North West region…
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NSSN 235: Reinstate sacked Crossrail workers & defend anti-blacklist campaigner
Blacklist Support Group secretary Dave Smith was arrested on the peaceful protest of 40 construction workers and their supporters outside the Construction News Awards in the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane last Wednesday evening. The protestors, who had a token stopping of the traffic, were highlighting the disgraceful sacking of workers on the Crossrail project…
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234: ConDems raise minimum wage by 20p! Fight for £10Now April 15 global day of action!
NSSN 234: ConDems raise minimum wage by 20p! Fight for £10/hr on April 15 #globalfastfood rights day of action! On April 15th, the National Shop Stewards Network will be taking part in the global day of action for fast-food workers. We are proud to be part of the ‘Fast Food Rights/Hungry for Justice’ campaign of…
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NSSN 233: Solidarity to Northern Ireland March 13 strike!
This Friday March 13th, tens of thousands of public sector workers will be taking joint strike action in Northern Ireland. NIPSA, Unite, Unison, GMB and teachers’ union INTO will also be on strike. With transport workers on buses and trains also involved, it will have the feel of a 24 hour general strike. The NSSN…
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232:IWD’15 Fighting FOR equality AGAINST austerity & exploitation
The crisis of capitalism is causing untold misery for working people everywhere … but women take the brunt. Whether they’re the first to lose the jobs in Europe as governments and councils attack the service sector, or the increased oppression faced – sometimes to horrific levels – in parts of Asia and the Middle East,…
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NSSN 231: Firefighters take over Westminster after Tory pension lies
It was like Paris or Rome rather than London. Thousands of FBU members converged on Westminster for a strike rally on February 24th as firefighters in England went on a 24-hour strike in their continuing action over pensions. The Methodist Central Hall was packed to the rafters and overflowing, with many locked out to hear…
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230:Victory! Protest wins reinstatement of Crossrail worker
Construction workers were celebrating this morning (Monday February 16) after a worker on the huge London Crossrail project was reinstated after being sacked on Friday for the crime of raising health and safety issues. His employer, Costain, tried to argue that he had been laid off because of lack of work, yet he had only…
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NSSN 229: Happy Valentine’s Day to all workers from BFAWU
The BFAWU bakers union and Hungry for Justice/Fast Food Rights have produced a Valentine’s Card. It sets out the demands that all workers would love:- Put an end to the exploitation of workers through zero-hour contracts Make work pay by introducing a £10 per hour minimum wage Abolish the Youth Minimum Wage Allow workers to join…
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228: National Gallery strike, stop privatisation & union victimisation!
From PCS website (3 Feb): Pickets braved the London snow on the first morning of our five-day strike over privatisation at the National Gallery. The well-supported action followed news yesterday that one of our senior reps there, and a member of our team in the talks at Acas, had been suspended by senior managers. In…
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227: Northern Ireland workers ballot for joint March 13th strike
From the website of the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance trade union (NIPSA):- Dispute over Pay and/or Staffing Cuts – Industrial Action Ballot (23 January) You will be aware from previous circulars that the NIPSA Civil Service Group Executive Committee recommended that members employed in the NI Civil Service and related NDPBs, including Cross Border…
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226: July4 NSSN Conference ’15 – ‘Stop the union-busters!’
The national steering committee of the National Shop Stewards Network met last Saturday. The meeting confirmed that this year’s NSSN conference, our 9th, will be on Saturday July 4th in Conway Hall in London. Our vice-chair and PCS Wales chair Katrine Williams updated us on the brutal attack on PCS by this government. The meeting…
