![]() The NUT has decided to ballot members in sixth form colleges, as part of our campaign on the funding of the sector, for a national one day strike which will coincide with a national demonstration in March read more Students in this extremely successful sector are facing threats to their education. Teachers in sixth form colleges are facing threats to pay, working conditions and employment. Sixth Form Colleges: Pay and Funding Campaign – Cuts to 16-19 funding have been much greater than cuts to school funding. A petition to defend Simon and to say ‘no to academisation’ of Small Heath School has attracted over 2000 signatures – please add your signature sign here You are encouraged to send messages of support to David Room at. We say well done to the strikers for stopping the academisation of Small Heath School and that now the LA and the IEB should lift the suspension of Simon O’Hara. We plan to hand the updated petition into the IEB and Local Authority this week so please share the petition and encourage as many people as possible to sign. NUT members in the school have voted 100% in favour of striking to defend their Rep with strikes to begin on 9th February if the school refuse to end the victimisation of Simon O’Hara. Picket line at Small Heath school in Birmingham on the first of nine strike days against the threat of bring turned into an academy and for the lifting of the suspension of NUT rep Simon O’Hara Staff are committed to getting the school out of special measures but for this to happen the suspension of the NUT Rep Simon O’Hara must be lifted. This came after staff from the NUT, NASUWT and ATL increased their strike action and campaigned with parents to say that students in Small Heath are best served by their school remaining as part of the Local Authority family of schools. The academy threat to Small Heath School has been withdrawn – now lift Simon O’Hara’s suspension! (1 Feb) - On Friday 29th January Birmingham City Council informed the unions that the threat of the academisation of Small Heath School was off the table as the sponsors had walked away. Solidarity with the steelworkers – no redundancies, no closures, nationalise to #SaveOurSteel We call on our supporters to organise meetings anywhere else that plants and jobs are on the line. Speakers include NSSN national chair and ex-Swansea Visteon (Ford) Unite union convenor Rob Williams. It is at 7.30pm in the lounge at the Grand Hotel Station Rd, Port Talbot SA13 1DE (opposite the train station). The NSSN is hosting a public solidarity meeting in Port Talbot on Wednesday February 10 th to build support for the steelworkers. NSSN public meeting Port Talbot February 10: No closures or redundancies – nationalise to #SaveOurSteel Meet 12noon Waterloo Place, London SW1Y, UK īMA statement: Junior doctors press ahead with industrial action (Feb 1) Please join the picket lines on February 10 th and the many protests around the country, including this Saturday February 6 th in London. The U-turn of the Tories last week on their planned cuts to legal aid shows that they can be defeated. It should be the centrepiece of the week and point the way to the solidarity action that is needed to stop Cameron’s austerity offensive and accompanying attack on the unions. ![]() It’s apt that the strike is taking place in the week of the TUC’s week of action against the Tory Trade Union Bill. Many of these students are looking to walk out with Junior Doctors next Wednesday at 10am. We call on the TUC and the other health unions to urgently meet with the BMA to call a national demonstration to defend the NHS and support the Junior Doctors and the struggle of students in the health service to defend their bursaries. We have no doubt that the incredible support that was shown to Junior Doctors that day will continue. NSSN supporters visited BMA picket lines on January 12 th and will continue to give support and solidarity as long as it’s needed. Junior Doctors have been forced to take a second day of strike action on February 10 th by the determination of the Tories to bring in a new contract. ![]()
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