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Warrington council strikes to run from 21 Nov-4 Dec:
Tyne & Wear Metro strikes to not happen due to an improved pay offer:
www.unitetheunion.org

Unite win pay increase at Tyne and Wear Metro

www.unitetheunion.org www.unitetheunion.org
Association of Educational Psychologists(!) striking on 15th Nov, with strike rallies in London and Cardiff:
actionnetwork.org

Join our Save Our Services London Rally

Join the London rally to Save Our Services and support the AEP members taking strike action.
actionnetwork.org
actionnetwork.org

Join our Save Our Services Cardiff Rally

Join the Cardiff rally to Save Our Services and support the AEP members taking strike action.
actionnetwork.org
Brighton UCU strike fundraiser gig on the 21st:
www.eventbrite.co.uk

Agitation at the Green Door - Solidarity Concert

Get ready to rock at the Green Door with an electrifying UCU Solidarity Concert! With the very best of Brightons Indy & Rock musicians!
www.eventbrite.co.uk www.eventbrite.co.uk
 
Rail Industrial Action is still happening by ASLEF.

Drivers will walk out at East Midlands and LNER on Saturday 2 December; at Avanti West Coast, Chiltern, Great Northern Thameslink and West Midlands on Sunday 3 December; at C2C and Greater Anglia on Tuesday 5 December; at Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express and SouthWestern on Wednesday 6 December; at CrossCountry and GWR on Thursday 7 December; and at Northern and TransPennine Express on Friday 8 December.

Check out your next journey plan at your local ticket office.
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Just had a look, there's a few things happening on the day:

Make Amazon Pay - Black Friday Action Day - Global Justice Now

This Black Friday, 24 November, we’re joining with the global Make Amazon Pay coalition to challenge the extreme corporate power typifed by the tech giants. Last year’s Black Friday saw […]
www.globaljustice.org.uk www.globaljustice.org.uk
There’s lots happening:


Demo outside Amazon’s London HQ​


12 noon at 1 Principal Pl, London EC2A 2FA. We’ll be teaming up with War on Want, GMB, Hackney Labour, Labour Behind the Labour, Good Jobs First and Stop Shopping Choir.


Demo outside Amazon’s Manchester HQ​


12 noon at Hanover Building, Hanover St, Manchester M4 4GW. GJN’s youth activists in Manchester are organising with climate and trade union groups in the city.


Support the pickets at the striking Amazon Coventry warehouse.​


If you’re nearby, head down early morning to Amazon BHX4, Lyons Park, Sayer Dr, Coventry CV5 9PF to support the striking Amazon workers.


Host an outreach stall or creative action in your area​


The best opportunity for outreach will be on the busy high streets on Black Friday (and the weekend that follows it). We’re inviting groups to run stalls and chat to shoppers about why we should Make Amazon Pay.


To help with this we’re working on a satirical newspaper detailing all of Amazon’s crimes – to add a touch of humour and help make the flyering entertaining as well as educating. We’ll be presenting it as though it’s an Amazon publication, celebrating all the terrible things they’re doing as corporate wins. You can be as creative or theatrical as you like in your outreach (or not, if you prefer a simple approach).


Get in touch to order copies of the newspaper, for tips on banners/placards messaging, and ideas for props to make an engaging stall. Contact us at activism@globaljustice.org.uk
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hitmouse said:
Amazon workers will be striking again around Black Friday:
www.gmb.org.uk

Amazon Black Friday strikes begin as action spreads

More than 1,000 Amazon workers in Coventry are set to down tools
www.gmb.org.uk www.gmb.org.uk
www.gmb.org.uk

Amazon faces black Friday strikes as industrial action escalates

Amazon faces the biggest day of strike action in company history, GMB Union warns
www.gmb.org.uk www.gmb.org.uk

Fundraiser gig happening in Bolton tomorrow:
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Always good to see Bolton Socialist Club is still going ✊
 
Newcastle bus drivers have settled their strike after getting 11.2%, with most of that backdated to July:
Oxfam workers due to strike for the first time:
www.bbc.co.uk

Oxfam workers vote to strike for first time in charity's history

Workers at the charity will walk out for 17 days in the lead-up to Christmas.
www.bbc.co.uk
Oh, and ASLEF still striking throughout this week:
aslef.org.uk

ASLEF: Industrial action begins on Friday | ASLEF

Train drivers at 16 TOCs [train operating companies] begin a week of industrial action tomorrow [Friday 1 December] in a long-running dispute over pay. The action is likely to bring Britain’s railways to a standstill.
aslef.org.uk aslef.org.uk

No idea why Unite links don't format properly.
Also a bit of UVW news:
www.uvwunion.org.uk

UVW member cleaners force LSE to backdate their ‘stolen’ holiday pay

UVW
www.uvwunion.org.uk
www.uvwunion.org.uk

UVW beats outsourcing again

UVW
www.uvwunion.org.uk
www.uvwunion.org.uk

VICTORY ON APPEAL: LSE forced to back down and reinstate sacked UVW strike leader

UVW
www.uvwunion.org.uk
 
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This is just disgusting. Fatal motion withdrawn due to no support from Labour and Lib Dems, but particularly the former. Labour are completely finished for me:

 
teqniq said:
This is just disgusting. Fatal motion withdrawn due to no support from Labour and Lib Dems, but particularly the former. Labour are completely finished for me:

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Is this the law which proposes to remove the right to strike immediately you join a union?

I've heard about it through other union reps, but there appears to have been very little coverage in the media.
 
andysays said:
Is this the law which proposes to remove the right to strike immediately you join a union?

I've heard about it through other union reps, but there appears to have been very little coverage in the media.
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It's this:


more info in this more recent Mirror piece:

www.mirror.co.uk

Teachers risk being sacked under draconian Tory anti-strike plans due next year

Unions accused the Government of being 'disingenuous and cynical' after calling time on weeks of talks over draconian minimum service levels in schools without warning
www.mirror.co.uk www.mirror.co.uk
 
Strike fundraiser for Barnet mental health workers happening in January:
www.outsavvy.com

Strike Fundraiser for Barnet Mental Health Workers! Tickets - London - OutSavvy

Our comrades, the Mental Health Workers at Barnet Council, have been on strike over poor pay and dangerous working conditions that put the lives of the people they care for at risk. There were also new colleagues who wanted to join the strike but council management has blocked members from...
www.outsavvy.com www.outsavvy.com
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RMT press release on the above here:
www.rmt.org.uk

Tube workers to take strike action over pay

TUBE UNION RMT announced today that London Underground workers will be taking rolling strike action in the new year after voting by over 90 per cent against a below inflation pay offer.
www.rmt.org.uk
Few other notes:
Email tool in support of cleaners at luxury brand Net-a-Porter:
actionnetwork.org

Fair Pay for Cleaners at Richemont-YNAP Charlton

Write to decision makers at Richemont-YNAP Charlton and demand fair pay for cleaners.
actionnetwork.org
Cardiff bin workers to strike against bullying management from Dec 28th on:
Barnet UNISON mental health strikers calling for support at a mass lobby of the council at the end of January:

Solidarity Mass lobby Tuesday 30 January 6 pm Hendon Town Hall – Barnet UNISON

www.barnetunison.me.uk
 
Amazon Birmingham strike planned for January 25th:
www.gmb.org.uk

Amazon industrial chaos escalates as new site announces strike date.

Workers at Amazon’s new flagship fulfilment centre have voted to join ongoing strike action at the company.
www.gmb.org.uk www.gmb.org.uk
PCS members at the Pensions Regulator striking in Brighton:
www.pcs.org.uk

Members at The Pensions Regulator back on strike this week

PCS members working at The Pensions Regulator begin their 37th day of strike action tomorrow (10).
www.pcs.org.uk www.pcs.org.uk
And big strikes happening in Northern Ireland on Thursday - possibly the biggest ever there, or at least in a long time?

www.ictuni.org

Information for trade unionists ahead of 18 January strikes and rallies.

Below are details of the rallies and feeder marches being organized by NIC-ICTU, our affiliates and in particular our networks of trades councils who volunteer their time and limited resources. There will be marches and rallies in:
www.ictuni.org www.ictuni.org
www.bbc.co.uk

Northern Ireland January strike to cause 'unprecedented' health disruption

Health officials say the strike, while will include nurses and midwives, will be unprecedented.
www.bbc.co.uk
www.rte.ie

'Widespread disruption' in NI expected due to strike

There will be unprecedented and "widespread disruption" to all aspects of Northern Ireland's health service next week as part of a widespread public sector strike, management has warned.
www.rte.ie www.rte.ie

Wirral clinical support workers are still in the middle of a massive strike running through pretty much the whole of January, pretty hard to find anything about it including from Unison though:
www.wirralglobe.co.uk

Wirral hospital staff begin four week strike over pay

CLINICAL support workers at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) have started four weeks of strike action today (Wednesday, January 3).
www.wirralglobe.co.uk www.wirralglobe.co.uk
 
Aslef have announced the following dates for strike action and ban on non compulsory overtime.


Strikes & Non-compulsory overtime ban dates

Avanti West Coast
Strike day: Saturday 3 February 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6 February.

C2C
Strike day: Friday 2 February 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

Chiltern Railways
Strike day: Monday 5 February 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

CrossCountry
Strike day: Monday 5 February 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

East Midlands Railway
Strike day: Saturday 3 February 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

Great Western Railway
Strike day: Monday 5 February 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

Greater Anglia
Strike day: Friday 2 February 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

GTR Great Northern Thameslink
Strike day: Tuesday 30 January 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

Island Line
Strike day: Tuesday 30 January 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

LNER
Strike day: Friday 2 February 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

Northern Trains
Strike day: Wednesday 31 January 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

South Western Railway Depot Drivers
Strike day: Tuesday 30 January 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

South Western Railway Mainline
Strike day: Tuesday 30 January 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

Southeastern
Strike day: Tuesday 30 January 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

Southern/Gatwick Express
Strike day: Tuesday 30 January 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

Transpennine Trains
Strike day: Wednesday 31 January 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until 23:59 Tuesday 6February.

West Midlands Trains
Strike day: Saturday 3 February 00:01 - 23:59.
No non-compulsory overtime from 00:01 Monday 29 January until23:59 Tuesday 6 February.
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First attempt to use the new minimum service levels ends with ASLEF 1, LNER 0:
www.theguardian.com

Train drivers call off extra strike days after LNER minimum service law U-turn

Workability of new law in doubt after threat of action pays off for Aslef staff
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com


Train drivers call off extra strike days after LNER minimum service law U-turn​

Workability of new law in doubt after threat of action pays off for Aslef staff

The train drivers’ union Aslef will stand down its five days of additional strikes at LNER after the state-owned operator withdrew plans to impose minimum service levels during next week’s industrial action.
LNER, which runs trains on the east coast mainline from London to Scotland, had told Aslef it intended to use the controversial new laws to run trains during the initial 24-hour strike called for Friday 2 February.

The union then said it would strike for another five days from 5 to 9 February, which it has now rescinded in response to the climbdown.
The minimum service levels legislation passed by the Conservatives had not been tested until now. Ministers have been privately lobbying train operators to use the new powers during rolling strikes across England next week.

LNER, which along with Northern and Southeastern is run by the state’s own operator, had been under particular pressure to impose minimum service levels, compelling some drivers to work during the strike and run a minimum 40% of the usual timetable.
While LNER has not publicly confirmed its plans or retraction, the apparent U-turn throws further doubt over the new laws, which rail industry bosses already feared could be unworkable.
No other train company has confirmed whether it would attempt to use the new laws, but it is understood that none have yet started the formal process of consultation ahead of issuing notices obliging staff to work.
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Wirral Unison Clinical Support Workers strike set to run from Monday 29th- 8.15am on February 8th. It'd be nice if there was information online somewhere about this I could link to, but that's what I've heard via whatsapp anyway.
 
Isn't it obvious from the recent Tube strike that was suspended that a big week long total strike is more effective.
Why is ASLEF pursuing these intermittent strikes with various overtime bans, it's not effective? it's dragging on for ages........
I don't even know how long this has been going on, can someone inform me?
 
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DJWrongspeed said:
Isn't it obvious from the recent Tube strike that was suspended that a big week long total strike is more effective.
Why is ASLEF pursuing these intermittent strikes with various overtime bans, it's not effective? it's dragging on for ages........
I don't even know how long this has been going on, can someone inform me?
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Good question. I know the overtime ban is very effective because none of the train companies employ enough drivers and rely on worker overtime to fulfill their timetables. But the one day intermittent strikes does appear an odd one.
 
Smokeandsteam said:
I know the overtime ban is very effective because none of the train companies employ enough drivers and rely on worker overtime to fulfill their timetables.
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although some train companies are cancelling a heck of a lot of trains on overtime ban days to piss passengers off (while blaming ASLEF) more

Smokeandsteam said:
But the one day intermittent strikes does appear an odd one.
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dunno really - it means there's a 'week of train strikes' while each member is only on strike for one day. the RMT strike (or was that the underground one?) that got called off was going to be similar but different, with different staff grades each coming out for one day during a week.
 
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