Here’s our latest issue of The Activist - our weekly communication to all GMB representatives and branches across the region. ...

More than 200,000 homes could be affected as refuse collectors fight for pay to keep pace with the cost of living, says GMB Union ...

GMB Activists from several branches joined Tracey Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, Alex Sobel MP for Leeds North West and Barry Gardiner MP demanding the passage of a new law which would ban fire and rehire tactics.  The rally comes as Barry is proposing a new law in Parliament that would ban fire and rehire tactics used by employers to enforce poor terms and conditions. The recent British Gas strike was brought about because the employer opted to impose unfavourable contracts on gas workers, this new law would make that illegal.  Tell your MP to make fire and rehire illegal: Email Your MP...

Many families are being plunged into debt to generate bloated profits for shadowy private companies, says GMB Union ...

Join us for this very important event. There will be several GMB supported MP’s speaking at the event so it would great to have a good GMB presence. ...

Under Mr Beighton’s tenure profits rocket while hard-pressed workers were denied toilet breaks, says GMB Union. ...

GMB activist Ian Kemp from Parkgate Branch in Rotherham tells us why he will be backing Hate Crime Awareness Week....

GMB members across Local Government, Councils and Schools have been having their say on pay and the results are in! Three quarters of GMB members balloted (75%) have voted to reject the pay offer....

As we celebrate the start of Black History Month, we speak to GMB activist Hashim Equiano from Leeds; he tells us what Black History Month means to him....

The Government in England made it law that all workers in adult residential care homes had to be Covid-19 vaccinated as a requirement of their employment....

England’s 1.25 million care workers will stump up to the tune of almost £100 a piece, GMB analysis reveals ...

GMB Union says Labour conference’s backing hundreds of thousands of energy workers will be welcomed in working class communities across the UK. ...

GMB have, along with our sister unions, been setting out what needs to happen to fix our care crisis for years....

Analysis by GMB, the energy union, reveals the bosses of four failed energy suppliers trousered almost £1.7 million in pay and benefits last year....

GMB, the energy union, says any Government bailout for failing energy companies must come with guarantees for the future of the UK’s energy security....

More than 9 out of 10 GMB members in the NHS have rejected the Government’s pay ‘insult’. ...

This week we had TUC: Congress 2021, with a packed agenda and plenty of debates and discussions.   The line-up of guest speakers included leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, and on the final day there was recognition of the outstanding achievements of dedicated trade union reps who stepped up to the challenges of the pandemic. ...

GMB has called for urgent talks with the Government and employers to avoid mass lay-offs when the Job Retention Scheme ends after 30 September. ...

GMB, the union for NHS and social care workers, says any new funding must include ring-fenced cash for the workers who keep things running every day....

GMB members working in local government, councils, schools and academies, and whose pay, terms and conditions are governed by the National Joint Council, are taking part in the biggest GMB pay ballot of the year, as balloting opened today (1 September)....