Tag: Unite

  • 256: Support Amgueddfa Cymru/National Museum Wales strikes

    256: Support Amgueddfa Cymru/National Museum Wales strikes

    Weekend strikes lead to closures for Amgueddfa Cymru/National Museum Wales (17 August) from PCS website Big Pit, the National Coal Museum, has been hit by closures in the dispute over weekend working payments. The action on 15 and 16 August followed walkouts at the other National Museums sites on Friday (12 August). The National Wool…

  • NSSN 255: National Gallery strike goes indefinite!

    NSSN 255: National Gallery strike goes indefinite!

    From PCS website: First day of National Gallery all-out strike “stronger than ever” (11 August) – Indefinite strike action by PCS members at the National Gallery against privatisation and victimisation started today, 11 August. The members, who first walked out in February over plans to privatise visitor and security services, have already taken a total…

  • NSSN 254: London tubeworkers strike back!

    NSSN 254: London tubeworkers strike back!

    For the second time in a month, London Underground’s four unions and up to 20,000 of their members are preparing to lock-down London in defiance of Tory Mayor Boris Johnson. RMT, Aslef, TSSA and Unite have rejected management’s latest “rehash” of destructive plans for night service, staff restructuring and pay. NSSN steering committee member John…

  • NSSN 253: Lobby TUC Congress Sept 13, fight Tory anti-union laws

    NSSN 253: Lobby TUC Congress Sept 13, fight Tory anti-union laws

    NSSN 253: Mark Serwotka PCS, Mick Cash RMT , Matt Wrack FBU, Ronnie Draper BFAWU, Dave Ward CWU and Steve Gillan POA to speak at NSSN lobby of TUC Congress Sept 13 – fight Tory anti-union laws The NSSN are pleased to announce that General Secretaries Mark Serwotka PCS, Mick Cash RMT , Matt Wrack…

  • Picketing reinstates sacked construction rep

    Picketing reinstates sacked construction rep

    Ranks and file construction workers from the Blacklist Support Group and their supporters descended on the Canary Wharf HQ of Morgan Stanley this morning to protest the sacking of Unite rep Graham Boxall. The building is undergoing work by the electrical contractor Phoenix, a signatory to bargaining body the Joint Industry Board (JIB). However Phoenix…

  • NSSN 251: Strike Together against Tory anti-union laws

    NSSN 251: Strike Together against Tory anti-union laws

    If anyone had any doubts about the power of the organised working-class, the incredible strikes on London Underground and First Great Western by tube and railworkers’ unions last week were a tremendous demonstration of what the unions can do if they take determined action. The NSSN salutes the strikes as well as the co-ordinated Budget…

  • Defend our unions in Coventry City Council

    Defend our unions in Coventry City Council

    Coventry City Council UNITE UNISON NUT NASUWT ATL Defend Our Unions   Our right to Trade Union support is being threatened! Proposals have been submitted on behalf of Labour controlled Coventry City Council that would significantly cut the amount of time that local union officers have to act on their members’ behalf, with many unions…

  • NSSN Conference: No to austerity & anti-union laws

    NSSN Conference: No to austerity & anti-union laws

    As the standing ovation for sacked Greek Vodafone worker, Harris Sedaris, died away, the audience at the ninth annual National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) conference broke into an impromptu rendition of traditional socialist song ‘the International’. It was a fitting end to a day full of hope and confidence – one that laid the foundations…

  • NSSN 249: Sacked Greek Vodafone worker at NSSN Conference

    NSSN 249: Sacked Greek Vodafone worker at NSSN Conference

    The National Shop Stewards Network is delighted to announce that Harris Sideris from Athens is going to speak at NSSN conference. He is one of two workers sacked by Vodafone bosses a few weeks ago and is a member of the trade union committee of the contract workers (at Vodafone) – who are fighting for…

  • NSSN 248: Massive marches against austerity

    NSSN 248: Massive marches against austerity

    The streets of London were full of anti-austerity protestors last Saturday on the People’s Assembly demonstration. Thousands more were on other protests, including the STUC event in Glasgow. What a response to the Tories just 43 days after their election victory was confirmed! The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) believes that this shows the huge…

  • 247: March against austerity on Saturday…prepare to strike back!

    247: March against austerity on Saturday…prepare to strike back!

    The National Shop Stewards Network is calling on all its supporters and affiliates to attend the People’s Assembly national anti-austerity protest this Saturday June 20th in London. This march needs to be as big as possible to send a clear message to the Tories that there will be mass opposition to their planned new swathe…

  • NSSN 246: Support the June 22nd Tata Steel Strike

    NSSN 246: Support the June 22nd Tata Steel Strike

    The National Shop Stewards Network sends solidarity to the unions representing over 17,000 steelworkers who will be taking strike action on June 22 against their employer Tata’s attack on their pensions. This will be the first national steel strike for 35 years. This is a joint statement by Community, Unite, GMB and UCATT:- Steel unions…