Student leaders have issued a petition aimed to pressure the NUS to call a national day of action on 30th November, the day on which possibly millions of workers could go on strike. Sign the petition via the link below.
We welcome the prospect of large scale industrial action on the 30th November, as outlined at the Trades Union Congress. Students and our Unions should be part of this action too at this time of crisis for education, supporting the University and College Union, National Union of Teachers, UNISON and others taking strike action in education, against job losses, cuts and privatisation. We call on the National Union of Students to call a national day of action on 30th November, mobilising students across the country to support the strikes and protests. NUS already has policy to support public sector strikes, and this should be acted upon. Further, we ask Students Unions and activists to ensure that the NUS does its job, and if it fails we build for a successful 30th November nationwide.
Initial Signatories:
Sean Rillo Raczka, Vice President ULU
Mark Bergfeld, NUS NEC
Kanja Sesay, NUS Black Students Officer
Annabel Jones, Chair of Birkbeck SU
Michael Chessum, NUS NEC
Aaron Kiely, NUS NEC
Arianna Tassinari, Co-President Welfare and Education, SOAS SU
James Haywood, Goldsmiths SU President
Matt Bond, NUS Disabled Students Committee and NEC
Joshi Sachdeo, NUS Black Students Committee and NEC
Nathan Sparling, NUS Scotland LGBT Officer
Neelam Rose, NUS Black Students Committee
Fiona Edwards, Student Broad Left
Maham Hashmi-Khan, NUS Black Students Committee
