National Shop Stewards Network announcement
Finally, Sunak has called the general election for 4 July. Workers are desperate to get rid of the Tories.
Our annual conference is on Saturday 22 June. As usual, we will be giving a platform to leaders and rank and file reps from unions involved in industrial disputes, to build support and solidarity for their action.
However, as this year’s NSSN conference takes place during the general election, the additional theme of our event will be: ‘Tories out – Fight for a workers’ manifesto’.
This session will be concerned with how the union movement fights for the policies that workers desperately need. We have invited representatives from a number of parties and organisations to take part in the discussion.
We have set out a list of demands:
- To repeal Sunak’s Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act along with Cameron’s Trade Union Act 2016, and all the rest of the Tory anti-union laws, going back to Thatcher and Major
- To re-nationalise Royal Mail, BT, buses, the energy and utility companies, and steel. Immediate renationalisation of the railways, rather than waiting for franchises to expire
- To end privatisation in the NHS and our public services
- For a real inflation-proof pay rise for workers, that protects our living standards
- For a £15-an-hour minimum wage with no age exemptions
- Repeal of ‘fire and rehire’ and zero-hour contracts
- Workers’ rights from day one of employment
The conference will be a chance for workers to organise for their voice to be heard in the election – and even more importantly prepare for the battles that will follow 4 July! Come to NSSN Conference – support the strikes and join the debate.
Saturday 22 June, 11am-4.30pm
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London WC1R
Attendance fee – £8.
Email us for more info – [email protected]
