UK/Nicaragua Solidarity

UK Affiliations And Solidarity With Nicaragua

International solidarity with Nicaraguan trade unions was crucial during 16 years of neo-liberal governments, when our sisters and brothers in the Nicaraguan trade union movement struggled to survive.

It remains just as important today at a time when continued US aggression and illegal coercive measures (sanctions) against Nicaragua threaten the lives and livelihoods of workers and the most impoverished and most vulnerable in society.

International solidarity is also important to Nicaragua’s trade unions in order to help them to build stronger and more powerful trade unions, achieve the best deal for their members and build a fair and just society. 

Trade union solidarity is about mutual support and working in partnership to achieve better outcomes for workers globally. The relationships developed between UK trade unionists and their Nicaraguan counterparts will provide opportunities for a mutual exchange of advice and expertise in order to improve the lives of trade union members and better overcome the challenges faced globally.

Eleven national UK unions are affiliated to the NSCAG – ASLEF, BFAWU, CWU, FBU, GMB, NEU, RMT, TSSA, UNISON, UNITE and USDAW.  In addition, over 150 trade union regions and branches are affiliated to us. We aim to strengthen links between UK and trade unions through project work, delegations and visits.

AFFILIATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

List of affiliated trades councils, trade union branches, regions and associations

Trades Councils

  • Battersea & Wandsworth
  • Birmingham
  • Crewe & District
  • London, East & South East (LESE) Region TUC
  • Northern Region TUC
  • Wolverhampton Bilston & District

Solidarity Organisations

  • Caribbean Labour Solidarity

Trade Union Branches, Regions & Associations

GMB

  • Blackburn & East Lancs Branch
  • Cambridge 2 branch
  • London Central Branch X58
  • London Region
  • Northants Community Branch
  • Northern Region
  • Norwich General
  • Southern Region

CWU

  • Capital
  • Central Counties & Thames Valley
  • Cheshire No1 AMAL
  • East Lancs AMAL
  • Grampian & Shetland AMAL
  • Scotland Region
  • Scotland no 1 branch
  • SE No.5 branch
  • South London Surrey & North
  • Hampshire Branch
  • South Midlands Postal Branch
  • South West Wales Branch

National Education Union

  • Brighton & Hove
  • Bromley
  • Hounslow Teachers’ Association
  • Lincolnshire District
  • Merton
  • Reading
  • Somerset
  • South Kent District
  • Stockport
  • Tameside Teachers Association
  • West Sussex
  • Wirral District

UNISON

  • Birmingham Health Care branch
  • Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health branch
  • Black Country Health branch
  • Bristol County Branch
  • City of Edinburgh
  • City of Stoke on Trent Local Government Branch
  • Coventry University Branch
  • Cymru/Wales Region
  • Derbyshire
  • East Dorset Health
  • East Lancashire Health
  • East Midlands Region
  • East Sussex Area Branch
  • Eastern Region
  • George Eliot Hospital Branch
  • Glasgow City
  • Greater London Region
  • Haringey Local Government
  • Herefordshire Branch
  • Hertfordshire County
  • Housing & Care Scotland Branch
  • Imperial College Further Education Branch
  • Isle of Wight
  • Knowsley
  • Lothian Health
  • Medway Health Branch
  • Moray Branch
  • Newcastle City
  • Norfolk County
  • Northamptonshire Health Workers Branch
  • Northern Region
  • Northern Ireland Region
  • North Essex Mental Health
  • North Tyneside Branch
  • North West Gas
  • North West Region
  • Oldham Local Government Branch
  • Scotland Region
  • Sefton Local Government Branch
  • South East Region
  • Southend Borough Branch
  • South Lanarkshire
  • Suffolk County Branch
  • Tameside Local Government Branch
  • University of the West of England Branch
  • West Midlands Region
  • Wolverhampton General

UNITE

  • Belfast Shorts
  • Bracknell
  • Brighton
  • Bristol Retired Members
  • Burnley UNITE Branch
  • Central London Health Branch
    0023
  • Chester
  • Clerkenwell & St Pancras
  • Cummins Workplace
  • East Midlands Region
  • Fylde Coast
  • GPM London Print Branch
  • Greater Manchester Social Action Branch
  • Ireland Region
  • Lande 524
  • Landrover 5/909
  • LE/128
  • Leeds NE/GEO/12
  • Leicestershire Retired Members
  • London & Eastern Region
  • North East, Yorkshire and
    Humberside Region
  • NE/GEO/1 branch
  • NE/GEO/22 branch
  • NE/SEC/2 branch
  • North Notts NG57 branch
  • NW64 branch
  • North West Region
  • Notts & Derbys Retired Members
  • Rolls Royce Bristol
  • South East Region
  • SE/6144
  • SE/6217
  • South West Region
  • SW/8006
  • Swansea Services & Energy
    Branch
  • Unite Community Northampton
  • Unite RR Aerostaff
  • West Midlands Region
  • WM/6030
  • WM/7686
  • Yeovil SW/8007