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Serene said:
Tesco warehouse workers in Northern Ireland to go on strike ahead of Christmas

Quote * Unite members at the Antrim and Belfast Tesco distribution centres will launch an all-out, continuous strike from 7am on December 16. *
I was wondering what a continous strike is exactly. Anyone know?
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Staying out until it's won, I think? In contrast to the type of strike you get more often nowadays, where they announce that they're going out for a specific number of days and then go back to work regardless of the result. Although I'd think of an "all-out" strike as meaning the same thing, so not sure if they've done a tautology there or what.
 
hitmouse said:
Staying out until it's won, I think? In contrast to the type of strike you get more often nowadays, where they announce that they're going out for a specific number of days and then go back to work regardless of the result. Although I'd think of an "all-out" strike as meaning the same thing, so not sure if they've done a tautology there or what.
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Thanks for the reply. I really hope so because this sort of thing is long long overdue.
 
TFL wanting to get rid of 600 staff, this sounds like it's going to be fucking big:
www.rmt.org.uk

RMT to ballot all London Transport members

LONDON TRANSPORT UNION RMT confirmed today that it will begin a ballot of over10,000 members across all grades after TFL refused to give assurances on jobs, pensions and working conditions in the midst of an on-going financial crisis driven by central Government.
www.rmt.org.uk

Also, respect to the Sheffield couriers - this can't be great weather to be picketing in:


 
Are there any Union Members that know the situation on self-isolation at work? Does it still stand and does work have to pay you while you self isolate? Also is it still 14 days?
 
Sick pay policies will vary from place to place and if you're counted as self-employed you're probably in trouble, but otherwise then probably yes.
Solfed have some stuff worth a look:

Coronavirus: Information for workers – Liverpool Solidarity Federation

liverpoolsf.org liverpoolsf.org

Your rights at work during the coronavirus pandemic – Liverpool Solidarity Federation

liverpoolsf.org liverpoolsf.org

Anyway, was coming here to post about the IWGB couriers strike in Sheffield, still going strong five days in:


Strike fund is here:
 
"The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned that pay is lagging behind inflation, creating a cost of living storm.
It estimates that in the final quarter of this year, pay growth (+0.8%) will rise at just half the speed of inflation (+1.6%).
That means the largest fall in real wages since 2012 and the second worse since comparable records began 2000."
 
Respect to the Stuart couriers, still going strong:


www.sunderlandecho.com

Sunderland Just Eat delivery drivers stage protest in pay dispute after minimum journey fee cut

Just East delivery drivers in Sunderland staged a protest in a dispute over pay.
www.sunderlandecho.com www.sunderlandecho.com

Strike fund is here:

Think the IWGB are also asking for people to help with phonebanking to help spread the strike, so contact them if you feel able to help out with that.
 
IWGB couriers are doing proper amazing stuff at the moment:



Again, strike fund is here:

Also, RMT demo at Kings Cross next week:
www.rmt.org.uk

LNER ticket office cuts demo at Kings Cross

Rail Union RMT is continuing its campaign against proposed cuts to LNER ticket office hours next week, with a demonstration outside London King’s Cross station on Tuesday 21stDecember, from 0800 – 0930am. This demo follows successful action at affected stations across the North East.
www.rmt.org.uk
 
Reminder that the RMT demo is tomorrow morning:
www.rmt.org.uk

LNER ticket office cuts demo at Kings Cross

Rail Union RMT is continuing its campaign against proposed cuts to LNER ticket office hours next week, with a demonstration outside London King’s Cross station on Tuesday 21stDecember, from 0800 – 0930am. This demo follows successful action at affected stations across the North East.
www.rmt.org.uk

Also, various disputes, mostly in the north west:
Manchester pallet workers starting an all-out strike:
www.unitetheunion.org

Chep workers in Manchester to extend strikes as pallet shortage deepens

…
www.unitetheunion.org www.unitetheunion.org



At the Queens Road bus depot in Manchester, site of the big strike earlier this year, the first woman driver at the depot has just been sacked after 34 years for being "too short":
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Bus driver sacked for being 'too short' loses appeal

Tracey is launching another appeal as Go North West refuse to give her just one extra hour a day to make up her wages
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

www.megaphone.org.uk

Support the 1st female Bus Driver at Queens Road - She deserves better!

Tracey Scholes has been a bus driver at the Queens Road depot for the past 34 years. When Tracey started her journey as a bus driver in 1987 she was the first female bus driver employed at the Queens Road depot. The industry back then was very male dominated and a woman taking a driving...
www.megaphone.org.uk www.megaphone.org.uk

East Lancashire NHS scientists starting a new 12-week strike in their pay dispute:
www.unitetheunion.org

East Lancashire NHS Trust intransigence forces new period of strike action by biomedical scientists.

…
www.unitetheunion.org www.unitetheunion.org

The striking Scunthorpe scaffolders are still going strong:

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See posts, photos and more on Facebook.
www.facebook.com www.facebook.com
Have a petition here:
www.megaphone.org.uk

Megaphone UK

SUPPORTING UNIONS TO WIN Supporting workers and their union with digital campaigns. Megaphone UK is a project of the TUC, in collaboration with our 48 member unions and the nearly 5.5 million...
www.megaphone.org.uk www.megaphone.org.uk
And will be handing it in to the company's office in Wakefield on Wednesday morning:
www.megaphone.org.uk

#PayTheRate: Petition hand-in at Actavo HQ

Striking scaffolders are demanding to be paid the rate for the job. Their employer Actavo currently pays between 10 and 15 per cent below the NAECI rates. Join Unite as we hand in our 14,000 strong petition to management.
www.megaphone.org.uk www.megaphone.org.uk

JustEat/Stuart strike is still continuing two weeks in, and has now spread to Chesterfield:

 
New security guard strike scheduled for January at GOSH:
www.uvwunion.org.uk

Security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital to strike for six weeks in January

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

Security guards at GOSH are fighting for equality

Security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) are denied the same annual leave, sick leave, and career progression as other NHS workers.
www.uvwunion.org.uk

Missed that there was an occupation of JustEat HQ yesterday as well:
www.nationalworld.com

Activists ‘occupy’ Just Eat HQ in solidarity with striking Stuart couriers

A group of activists from across the UK stood in the firm’s lobby with signs demanding a ‘pay rise, not a pay cut’ for striking Stuart drivers
www.nationalworld.com www.nationalworld.com
 
Not technically a strike, but related enough:
www.megaphone.org.uk

Support the 1st female Bus Driver at Queens Road - She deserves better!

Tracey Scholes has been a bus driver at the Queens Road depot for the past 34 years. When Tracey started her journey as a bus driver in 1987 she was the first female bus driver employed at the Queens Road depot. The industry back then was very male dominated and a woman taking a driving...
www.megaphone.org.uk www.megaphone.org.uk
 
RMT night tube latest:
www.rmt.org.uk

Further Night Tube strike action

TUBE UNION RMT today confirmed strike action goes ahead every weekend on the Night Tube from tomorrow through to June in an on-going fight to prevent the ripping up of staffing arrangements that would wreck the work life balance of drivers.
www.rmt.org.uk
 
hitmouse said:
Not technically a strike, but related enough:
www.megaphone.org.uk

Support the 1st female Bus Driver at Queens Road - She deserves better!

Tracey Scholes has been a bus driver at the Queens Road depot for the past 34 years. When Tracey started her journey as a bus driver in 1987 she was the first female bus driver employed at the Queens Road depot. The industry back then was very male dominated and a woman taking a driving...
www.megaphone.org.uk www.megaphone.org.uk
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There's now a fb page in support of Tracey Scholes:
www.facebook.com

Say NO to Go North West - Back Tracey Scholes

We are supporting Tracey Scholes in her fight against Go North West's attempt to dismiss her after... Manchester
www.facebook.com www.facebook.com
And on twitter:
Her final hearing is on Tuesday 11th and there's a rally thing in support then:


Also, upcoming events in support of the Chep pallet strike are an online meeting on the 12th:

And a rally at the picket line on the morning of the 14th:
 
GOSH security guards strike fund is here:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk

Support GOSH security guards' strike for equality!

Raise money for the strike fund of security guards in their battle for fair and equal working conditions at Great Ormond Street Hospital!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk www.crowdfunder.co.uk

(crowdfunder proper taking the piss there, if you go to donate it asks you if you want to leave an optional tip for them and sets the standard amounts as 10%, 20%, and 30%, cheeky fuckers)
 
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