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  • NSSN 289: March with the Junior Doctors & Teachers!

    NSSN 289: March with the Junior Doctors & Teachers!

    London demo April 26 to support the Junior Doctors The streets of London were crammed last Saturday on the People’s Assembly demo, with protesters calling for ‘Dodgy Dave’ and the rest of the Tories to go. Next Tuesday and Wednesday, the Junior Doctors in the BMA take their next 48-hour strike against Jeremy Hunt’s imposition…

  • 287: Build pressure to #NationaliseTata – keep furnaces firing!’

    287: Build pressure to #NationaliseTata – keep furnaces firing!’

    15,000 steel jobs are on the line but the call to nationalise Tata is growing and the pressure on Cameron is building! Over the last few days, politicians of all parties in Cardiff and London are moving their positions but we have to keep the heat on them. Last Saturday, hundreds came on a ‘Nationalise…

  • NSSN 282: Model motion to build support for Junior Doctors

    NSSN 282: Model motion to build support for Junior Doctors

    BMA Junior Doctors dispute – next Wednesday March 9th, Junior Doctors will start the first of three more 48-hour strikes after the Tories announced their plan to impose the new contract latest update. The planned dates of industrial action are: 9 – 11 March: Emergency care only between 8am on Wednesday 9 March and 8am…

  • NSSN 204 – All out together on October 14!

    NSSN 204 – All out together on October 14!

    It’s official – the pay strike will continue into the autumn. The first serious step has been taken towards building the strike coalition that saw over 1 million public sector workers take action together on July 10th. Council workers from Unison, Unite and the GMB have agreed that October 14th will be the next strike…

  • NSSN 203 – FBU Gaza statement

    NSSN 203 – FBU Gaza statement

    The vast majority of trade unionists are outraged by the events in Gaza over the last few weeks and many have attended the protests and demonstrations that have taken place. In this week’s NSSN e-bulletin, we re-produce the FBU’s statement on Gaza.   The Fire Brigades Union deplores the horrific attacks on Gaza and calls…

  • Justice for Doncaster Eddie Stobart/Tesco drivers

    Justice for Doncaster Eddie Stobart/Tesco drivers

    From Unite the union: In July 2012 Tesco transferred 184 drivers to Eddie Stobarts at their distribution centre in Doncaster. Less than six months later 184 drivers were out of work. The drivers’ union, Unite, has continued to support the drivers including pursuing legal action for unfair dismissal and insufficient consultation. As part of the legal…

  • NSSN 191:10,000 on ‘March for Bob’ – now Unite the Strikes!

    NSSN 191:10,000 on ‘March for Bob’ – now Unite the Strikes!

    The NSSN salutes the magnificent turnout for this year’s London May Day march and rally, where pride of place went to the memory of two great political and industrial leaders – Bob Crow and Tony Benn. The RMT had a national mobilisation to honour the fighting militant legacy of Bob, tragically cut down in his…

  • Mass Protest at Hovis this morning & Strike Fund Needed

    Mass Protest at Hovis this morning & Strike Fund Needed

     Mass protest at the Hovis bakery in Wigan on 18 September blocked the delivery trucks from leaving the plant for hours, for the second time in three days. Bakers are on strike against Hovis bosses’ attempts to casualise the workforce and drive down pay, conditions and job security. Hovis tried to enforce zero-hour contracts through directly-employed…

  • Solidarity with PCS striking on Budget day!

    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.…

  • No. 132 It’s time for a united union fight for decent pay!

    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…

  • Bulletin 122 – 2012 just a taster of what 2013 will look like

    Bulletin 122 – 2012 just a taster of what 2013 will look like

    It would be impossible to talk about every dispute that has happened in 2012. That alone tells THE story of the last 12 months…that is that workers are fighting back against this government and the employers. A year ago this week, the NSSN called a lobby of the TUC’s Public Service Liaison Group as activists…

  • TESCO DRIVERS  BLOCKADE DONCASTER DISTRIBUTION CENTRE

    TESCO DRIVERS BLOCKADE DONCASTER DISTRIBUTION CENTRE

    With confidence high after Saturday’s march and picket, Doncaster Tesco drivers upped the anti today in their dispute with Tesco/Stobarts. At around 10-30am, strikers split into two pickets and blockaded both gates to the distribution depot stopping lorries from coming in or out. Waggons were told “Shut today” and waved on to stack up on the…