Strike!

[hitmouse]

More tube strikes:

New wave of Tube strike action

www.rmt.org.uk

 

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And on the buses:

First Manchester bus drivers to begin strike action next week

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www.unitetheunion.org

Interesting that they give the location of the picket line, which I didn't think of something union press releases normally do, might be a sign of Unite shifting to try and promote more active support for disputes?

 

[hitmouse]

JustEat strike is back on after management tried to hold a secret scabs-only meeting that went badly:

UK's longest gig economy pay strike resumes in Sheffield this week after Stuart’s secret pay talks exposed

After working throughout the pandemic these key workers are demanding a pay rise instead of a pay cut and an end to unlimited unpaid waiting times.

iwgb.org.uk

A courier drivers' union protested outside 'secret' pay talks in Sheffield - this is why

A strike by delivery drivers over pay descended into farce when union members turned up to ’secret talks’ in Sheffield - and they were promptly cancelled.

www.thestar.co.uk

 

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Email tool to email Stuart bosses:

Stuart Delivery, JustEat: END THE STRIKE, PAY RISE NOW!

Delivery drivers working for Stuart Delivery (a subcontractor of JustEat, owned by DPD) are in the midst of the longest gig economy strike ever in the UK! They need our support to win. They're essential workers in the pandemic, delivering essential supplies to many who are isolating or...

actionnetwork.org

Google form to sign up and get involved in supporting the strike:

YOUR SOLIDARITY IS NEEDED! Support the JustEat strike...

Please enter your details if you're up for supporting the strikes in some way!

docs.google.com

And the strike fund again is:

https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/sheffield-justeat-riders-are-going-on-strike-pay-rise-not-pay-cut

 

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Scunthorpe scaffolders have reballoted and have an extended mandate for action:

Full respect for them, I am very aware that trying to run a postal ballot at a time when there's barely any post being delivered cos all the posties are self-isolating can be a somewhat stressful experience.

Also, new campaign in support of the strike set up among Celtic supporters - do we still have any active ones on here?

https://twitter.com/celtic_scaff

 

[hitmouse]

Update from Goldsmiths:

Goldsmiths hit with international boycott

UCU has censured Goldsmiths with the ultimate sanction of a global academic boycott over the university's sacking of up to 46 staff.

www.ucu.org.uk

 

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Scunny scaffolders dispute to escalate:

Actavo and British steel face an escalation of industrial action in 2022

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www.unitetheunion.org

 

[hitmouse]

New article on the JustEat strike:

Inside the UK’s longest gig-economy strike in history

In Sheffield, food delivery drivers have organised to fight back against one of the giants of the gig economy. After a short break for Christmas, they were back on the picket lines earlier this week.

www.huckmag.com

 

[hitmouse]

From a UVW email about the Great Ormond Street strike:

Here are some KEY DATES for you:

Wednesday 19 January & Thursday 20 January, 10.00am onwards

PICKET LINE outside Great Ormond Street Hospital

Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH

Friday 21 January, 12.30pm

STRIKE RALLY with speakers including Andy McDonald MP, outside Great Ormond Street Hospital

Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH

Here is also a friendly recap of all the other things you can do to help their six-week strike for equality, set to be one of the longest in NHS history:

• DONATE generously to the GOSH Strike Fund set up to cover their lost wages during the six-week industrial action
• SIGN this petition in solidarity of the strike and to put pressure on people in power.
• JOIN the action group if your want to be more hands on during the six week strike
• TABLE a draft model motion to raise awareness among your political networks and activists if you are a member of a political party or similar.

Oops, didn't expect those emojis to become giant.

 

[moochedit]

BBC News - More Coventry bin strikes announced by union

More Coventry bin strikes announced by union

The increasingly bitter dispute centres on pay received by bin lorry drivers in Coventry.

www.bbc.co.uk

Apparently they are escalating the bin strike to the whole of feb and march now.

Edit - link:

Coventry bin strikes stepped up to 'all-out strike' as council fails to make an offer to meet union demands for a decent pay rise.

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www.unitetheunion.org

 

[hitmouse]

There's now a fb page in support of Tracey Scholes:

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

And on twitter:

https://twitter.com/backtraceys

Happy ending to this one:

Rochdale bus driver reinstated after height issue resolved

Tracey Scholes, who is 5ft, lost her job after a bus mirror redesign left her with a "blind spot".

www.bbc.co.uk

The way they were behaving in the first place utterly took the piss, of course, but glad it's sorted now.
Also, more info on the upcoming protests for the Actavo strike:

#PayTheRate Actavo

We call on Actavo CEO Brian Kelly to respect national agreements & pay his scaffolders the agreed job rate. Support the strike

www.unitetheunion.org

They'll now be happening in Dublin, Livingstone, Brigg and Chepstow on the 22nd, if there are any Dublin, Livingstone, Brigg or Chepstow urbs who are free then?

 

[hitmouse]

GOSH security guards strike postponed after management promise improvements:

 

[hitmouse]

Eastbourne bin strike: Union accepts deal to bring strikes to an end

Workers will receive an increase between 5% and 15% depending on their current salary.

www.bbc.co.uk

Eastbourne Borough Council said drivers would receive a pay increase of between 5% and 15% depending on their existing salary.
The GMB Union described the deal as a "massive win for GMB members"...
The GMB added that the deal included a minimum 11% pay increase this year.

Also, Hackney Deliveroo stuff:

 

[Ground Elder]

Appreciate you keeping this thread updated hitmouse

 

[Chilli.s]

Appreciate you keeping this thread updated hitmouse

Yeah, me too, thank you

 

[hitmouse]

Updates from the JustEat/Stuart strike:
The mackems are getting involved now:

Also, demo/strike rally in Sheffield on Sunday:

 

[hitmouse]

Scotland’s Bar Workers Are Fighting for Better

Workers at Macmerry bars in Glasgow and Dundee faced years of underpayment, unsafe conditions and impossible hours – but then they joined a trade union, and the tide in the workplace began to change.

tribunemag.co.uk

 

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Going into 8 solid weeks of picketing at CHEP in Trafford, respect:

 

[hitmouse]

Update from the JustEat/Stuart strike: Sheffield drivers have voted to start picketing Greggs.

 

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UCU latest, no specific dates yet:

Universities will see strike action next month unless employers meet pension and pay demands

UCU has warned employers that university campuses will see further strike action in February unless its demands over pensions and pay & conditions are met.

www.ucu.org.uk

Unison HE pay ballot closes this week, should be an announcement some time next week if there's any action coming out of it but I'm not optimistic about that one.

 

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Oh, and new Reel News video on the scunny scaffs:

 

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Lots going on in London hospitals - GOSH strike rescheduled, outsourced Serco staff at three other hospitals also going out in a separate dispute:

Serco outsourced workers at Barts to take all-out strike action for first two weeks in February in battle against low pay

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www.unitetheunion.org

 

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[moochedit]

Apparently they are escalating the bin strike to the whole of feb and march now.

Edit - link:

Coventry bin strikes stepped up to 'all-out strike' as council fails to make an offer to meet union demands for a decent pay rise.

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www.unitetheunion.org

Coventry council (labour controlled) now saying they will use scab labour to cover the bin strike. (I didn't think that was legal but i may be wrong/out of date?).....

Council launches new plan to collect city’s waste – Coventry City Council

Coventry City Council is set to bring in a private contractor to help collect waste over the coming weeks as strike action by bin lorry drivers continues.

www.coventry.gov.uk

Unite response...(they say it's illegal)

Agency worker recruitment by Coventry council exposed in bin dispute

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www.unitetheunion.org

 

[hitmouse]

Quick crosspost from the UCU thread:

Over a million students at 68 universities to be impacted by up to 10 days of campus walkouts starting in February

University staff are set to walk out for up to 10 days of strike action in two disputes over pensions and pay & working conditions.

www.ucu.org.uk

Would be curious what UCU types think of the strategy here?

In total 68 UK universities will be hit with strike action in February.

The full strike dates, with numbers of institutions involved, are:

• week 1 (USS pension dispute only, 44 institutions): 5 days; Monday 14 to Friday 18 February
• week 2 (both the pension and the pay & working conditions dispute, 68 institutions): 2 days; Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 February
• week 3 (pay & working conditions dispute only, 63 institutions): 3 days; Monday 28 February, Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 March

Unison HE ballot has just closed, so we should know by some time next week how many, if any, Unison branches have made it past the threshold and what possibilities there are for co-ordinated action.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Unison HE ballot has just closed, so we should know by some time next week how many, if any, Unison branches have made it past the threshold and what possibilities there are for co-ordinated action.

Based on a huge phone banking effort by members of the branch committee and reps (plus I sent a handful of emails ), going off of self-reporting we're quietly hopeful we got over the line.

How that translates in terms of the actual result, of course...

 

[Lord Camomile]

A lot of members reporting they hadn't received their ballot paper though, which is obviously a concern. One member finally received theirs this morning, an hour and a half after the deadline

(I think it's ok to share this as it's not really identifying anyone, but rarely totally certain so, uh... yeah, if this isn't cool, please someone say and I'll erase it from existence )

 

[locomotive]

Teachers set to strike over 'unacceptable workload'

Those striking have “simply had enough and want sustained change”

www.bristol247.com

 

[hitmouse]

A lot of members reporting they hadn't received their ballot paper though, which is obviously a concern. One member finally received theirs this morning, an hour and a half after the deadline

Yeah, I was going to say I dunno how things have been round your way, but we've definitely had pretty massive disruption to the post over the last few months round here, which has not made things any easier.

 

[Dogsauce]

Teachers set to strike over 'unacceptable workload'

Those striking have “simply had enough and want sustained change”

www.bristol247.com

My niece/nephew went to Gordano and they had a new head a few years ago who was on one of those back to the 50s trips with more discipline and tradition, hence the fucking Harry Potter uniforms rather than bog standard school jumpers that did fine for years. Not surprised they’re striking, suspect staff put up with a lot of shit.