2 February 2022

Scunny scaffs strike restarts with a bang, barricades and a win!

Scunthorpe scaffolders' first week of renewed strike action in 2022 (after successfully reballoting following 12 weeks of strike action before Christmas) kicked off with a real bang - with flares, barricades and a win!

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8 September 2021

Bexley bin workers win big gains after six-week strike

Bexley bin workers in Unite have won improvements to pay and conditions

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30 June 2021

Gateshead: Sacked electricians reinstated

There has been a victory for rank-and-file sparks at the Amazon construction site at Follingsby Park, Gateshead

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28 April 2021

Goodlord strikers fight fire and rehire as part of day of action

Unite the Union held a mass picket outside the tenant referencing company Goodlord on 26 April as part of a day of action against 'fire and rehire.'

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14 April 2021

Rally for sacked RMT rep Declan

Southampton's lockdown easing on 12 April was met with a loud and vibrant protest in solidarity with sacked RMT bus safety rep Declan Clune

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31 March 2021

Trade union fighters rally to support victimised workers

The RMT, National Shop Stewards Network and Southampton Trades Council came together to hold a very successful Zoom rally in defence of victimised trade unionists, RMT reps Declan Clune and Gary Carney, Unite bus shop steward Moe Muhsin Manir and National Education Union rep Kirstie Paton

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31 March 2021

Deskilling protests by sparks electricians continue

Sparks were outside the north east England headquarters of NG Bailey in Newcastle, which, alongside Balfour Beatty, is attempting to lead the way among the giant companies deskilling electricians.

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24 March 2021

Preparing to organise workers in Enfield

The National Shop Stewards Network in Enfield hosted an online meeting on 22 March. It brought together 24 trade unionists to discuss how to organise workers in the London borough.

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24 March 2021

Support victimised bus driver reps and Socialist Party members Declan and Moe

Moe Muhsin Manir, Unite Walworth garage rep, bus driver on the C10 London bus route and Socialist Party member, sacked by Abellio and Declan Clune, Bluestar bus driver, part of Go Ahead South Coast, and RMT rep, are still fighting their dismissals

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24 February 2021

Hinkley Point electricians fight 'deskilling'

Rank-and-file construction electricians have launched a struggle against what they see as 'multi-skilling' by bosses at the massive Hinkley Point site in Somerset to build a nuclear power station, estimated to cost £22.5 billion.

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10 February 2021

NSSN meeting: Fight together against the Tories and bosses' Covid offensive

Come to National Shop Stewards Network Zoom public meeting: 2021 has started with a bang, with teachers and school support staff in the National Education Union and Unison forcing Boris Johnson's Tory government to retreat on the reopening of schools

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16 December 2020

Unite launch ballot over sacked London bus rep

Unite the union is running a consultative ballot on 16-17 December to launch the campaign to get Judith Katera reinstated

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9 December 2020

Reinstate sacked Unite London bus rep Judith Katera

Judith, a longstanding Unite union rep and activist in Battersea bus garage in south London, has been dismissed by employer Abellio

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7 October 2020

Ikea day of action

Protests were held at six Ikea stores on 3 October, demanding the reinstatement of sacked shop steward Richie Venton, and full average wages for all sick workers.

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16 September 2020

Lobbying for a lead from the TUC

This year's TUC needs to be "a council of war".

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9 September 2020

NSSN rally: Workers must not pay the price of Covid

"TUC congress has never been more important. Workers are fighting for our lives and livelihoods. We need workers' control over workplaces to make sure that they are safe. And increasingly, we are fighting

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2 September 2020

Tate strike: "Coronavirus - no reason to fire us!"

Striking Tate workers in the PCS union have moved into indefinite action

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2 September 2020

Demand a fightback from the TUC and unions

Come to NSSN 2020 Trades Union Congress online rally!: If thousands of students can force the Tories into a U-turn... think what 6.4 million workers organised in unions can do!

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5 August 2020

GE Aviation workers march to save jobs

Over 400 GE Aircraft Engine Services workers and supporters marched through Caerphilly

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5 August 2020

Workplace news in brief

Campaign group 'Sheffield needs a pay rise' and the fast food workers' union BFAWU organised a protest against wage theft at Papa John's pizza chain on 25 July.

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