Strikes in October & NSSN

THE next phase of the strikes to break the ConDem pay freeze will start in under 3 weeks’ time.

The decision of yesterday’s PCS NEC ensures that up to a million and half public sector workers from Unison, PCS, Unite, GMB, UCU and NIPSA will be striking in 3 consecutive days of action. The health unions had already
decided to strike for four hours on October 13. The day after, council workers and FE lecturers will be out followed by civil servants on October 15.

The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) gives full support to these workers, which can be a step up from the million-strong July 10 strike. We call on everyone to support the action – visit the picket lines and join in any strike rallies. But at the end of that week on Saturday October 18, get on the TUC’s ‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ demonstration in London.

The pay strikes are back on…this fight can be won!

Read from the following union websites:-
PCS -
http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/news_and_events/pcs_comment/index.cfm/national-strike-on-15-october-pcs-to-join-72-hours-of-action-in-public-sector

Unison - http://www.unison.org.uk/news/nhs-england-action-set-for-13-october

NIPSA -
http://www.nipsa.org.uk/News/News-Releases/2014/NIPSA-Members-to-Strike-on-14-October-2014

UCU - http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=7206&from=1676