Tag: terms and conditions
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Fight the Ford Closure
Ford’s closure plans have angered workers in East London. Workers from Ford’s Dagenham Stamping & Tooling Operations plant finished their night shift and descended on Ford’s UK headquarters as Unite convenors from around the country met management on 18 April for a Ford National Joint Negotiating Committee (FNJNC). A consultative ballot for strike action gained…
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No. 138 Wearing Red & Seeing Red – Lobby TUC
It’s sad when someone dies but it was difficult not to celebrate or mark the death of Thatcher yesterday by wearing red or with action and discussion. As Thatcher ended her life in the extortionately priced Ritz hotel in London, it was revealed that she had also been given huge amounts of our money. And…
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ConDems ratchet up class war – We need a GENERAL STRIKE!
ConDems ratchet up class war – We need a GENERAL STRIKE! The beginning of this month marks a step change in Con-Dem attacks on all workers. Class war has been ratcheted up, with the charge cynically led by Iain Duncan Smith (IDS) on £134,000 a year and living in a rent-free mansion. New Coalition welfare…
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PRESS RELEASE – Union members to lobby TUC to name the date for a general strike
A union rank and file organisation will be lobbying the TUC General Council on April 24th for the TUC to name the date for a 24 hour general strike against the ConDem austerity offensive. As the Financial Times reports today (‘Unions split over call for 24 hour general strike’ – April 3rd), the leaders of…
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Steve Acheson Defence Campaign – Appeal for Funds
STEVE ACHESON DEFENCE CAMPAIGN Steve Acheson, Unite member and blacklisted electrician was dismissed from an engineering project at a power station in Warrington in December 2008. Ever since he has made the 80 mile round trip every Friday, at his own expense, to peacefully protest at the terrible injustice of blacklisting and to expose this…
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No. 134 Solidarity action – “We need a General Strike”
Solidarity action? “Let’s call it by its proper name – we need a general strike” Boooo! That was the response from the 500-strong rally of PCS strikers to the appearance of Tory Chancellor George Osborne on the big screen outside parliament. While he lied and spun his way to making more cuts, inspiring speeches were…
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PCS Budget day Strike reports
March 20th PCS strike against austerity on Budget day – Reports from the pickets and rallies Central London – Once again central London is dotted everywhere with the yellow and blue of PCS flags and placards. Karen at the Highways Agency thought that as pay packets are hit, more workers will realise that they have…
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Solidarity with PCS striking on Budget day!
As the CONDEM government look to further shift wealth to the rich and leave more and more of us literally gasping for breath as we try to make ends meet, we are proud to express our support and solidarity with the PCS members who will be taking strike action tomorrow over pay, pensions and terms and conditions.…
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TUC Name the day for a General strike – Lobby 24th April
NSSN to lobby TUC General Council on Wednesday April 24th – from 8.30am outside TUC Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) has called a lobby of the TUC General Council on April 24th. The NSSN has been campaigning for the maximum co-ordinated strike action to stop the cuts.…
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No. 132 It’s time for a united union fight for decent pay!
NSSN ebulletin 132 International Women’s Day 2013: Women to the fore against austerity – “it’s high time for a united union fight for decent pay” Women internationally have fought to defend jobs and services and this has never been so important as we approach international women’s day this year. All the gains that we…
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BP Tanker drivers at Grangemouth strike report
BP tanker drivers from the Grangemouth oil refinary last week come out in a 72 hour strike action against cuts to pay and pensions. In a militant show of force workers from Unite are determined that they will not back down in a dipute against an obscenely rich company that regularly makes around £1 billion profit per…
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Justice for sacked Unite Housing Rep at Peabody
Following the sacking of Unite rep Teresa Santucci, thirty Unite members leafleted the HQ of Peabody housing association this morning handing out leaflets calling for ‘justice for Teresa’. Unite members from the housing workers branch (LE1111) were joined by members of Unite’s community section and BASSA showing solidarity. NSSN (National Shop Stewards Network) members also…
