Nottingham Indymedia: 'strike'

NUT Teachers Regional Strike Action

Wed, 02 Oct 2013 10:51:38 +0000

11.00am Market Square, Nottingham

About 300 - 400 members of the National Union of Teachers marched from the Forest Ground to Market Square for a rally to listen to speeches.

A Further PCS National Walkout/Strike

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:03:13 +0000

Friday 5 April 2013, Nottingham

As part of their rolling days of action, members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) walked out of the Station Street Job Centre, Nottingham at 1pm today.

BBC journalists on strike today over job cuts

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:16:48 +0000

BBC Nottingham, London road, Nottingham

Many BBC journalist from the NUJ and technicians from BECTU walked out for a 12 hour strike today. The action is part of their ongoing campaigns on pay, pensions, continuing job cuts, workload and bullying issues. Output was affected on local and national stations both radio and television, much being replaced by recorded content.

PCS Strike & Demo in Nottingham

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:28:31 +0000

12.30pm Wednesday 20th March 2013. Market Square, Nottingham

Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) held a national strike today on Budget Day across the country. To highlight their concerns over pay, pensions and the governments continued austerity measures.

Nottingham industrial action roundup

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:31:26 +0000

Today has seen the third day of strike action by teachers in Nottingham. Further strikes are planned next week as part of this campaign. This is happening at the same time as a number of local disputes are coming to a head. With national action planned by Unite members in the NHS for May 10th and the possibility of a strike by tanker drivers still on the table there appears to be a small, but very welcome, surge in industrial action.

Fuel strike

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:35:16 +0000

Petrol stations in Nottinghamshire, are running dry following the announcement of a vote for strike action by tanker drivers in the Unite Union.

N30: County Hall pickets report

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:48:41 +0000

County Hall is the HQ of Tory-run Nottinghamshire County Council, led by the appropriately named Kay Cutts. As public sector unions took action in defence of their pensions on November 30th, it was just one of the hundreds of picketed building across the country.

N30 march in Nottingham

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:16:34 +0000

The November 30th march in Nottingham in defence of public sector pensions was huge. It was by far and away the biggest demonstration I've ever been on in the city and it's even been suggested that it could have been the largest trade union demonstrations in Nottingham's history.

N30: What's happening?

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:43:34 +0000

Tomorrow (Wednesday November 30th) will see the largest industrial action in the UK for many years, perhaps the biggest since the General Strike of 1926. Inevitably there will be the usual war of words as to the effectiveness of the action, but it is already clear that this will be a significant and disruptive strike locally and nationally.

All out for N30 in Notts!

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:53:28 +0000

On November 30th, an array of public sector unions will strike together against government attacks on their pensions. In Nottingham there will be pickets across the city, a march and rally, a critical mass bike ride and, in the evening, a meeting opposing cuts at the BBC.

The Bigger Society Social Club was evicted on Monday but events are being carried on at the Sumac Centre.

On the newswire: What is a Scab? | All out on N30! A striker’s guide | Nottm Journalists campaign to save local broadcast | Campaign against BBC cuts in Notts | EDL splinter groups may target public sector strike

Previous features: Bigger Society Free Space in Nottingham | STRIKE on 30th November!