Tag: Southampton

  • NSSN weekly bulletin 125

    NSSN weekly bulletin 125

    NSSN BULLETIN NO. 124 Hardly have we set foot into the New Year than a barrage of attacks have rained down on workers. It’s as if bosses have acted quickly to get bad news done and dusted before workers have recovered from the festive season. Nearly 9,000 jobs have just gone in HMV, Jessops and…

  • Solidarity with Ford workers – Defend every job

    Solidarity with Ford workers – Defend every job

    News of Ford’s plans to close the Transit plant in Southampton has hit workers and the city like a bombshell. 500 Ford workers’ and 450 contractors’ jobs are under threat. But the shockwaves of closure will rumble far further. 81 suppliers provide components and materials to Southampton. After 700 jobs were cut in 2008, these…