Political Department
Steve
Kemp joined the GMB Political Department in December
2007. Steve has been active in the trade union movement all his
life. He was General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers
before joining GMB.
Heidi
Benzing started working in the GMB Political
Department in November 2007. Heidi has over 6 years experience
working in the Pensions Department at GMB National Office before
moving to the Political Department in November 2007.
GMB is a founder member of
the Labour Party and is its third largest affiliate. Since the 28th
February 1900, GMB has been active at all levels of the Party
including ward, constituency, local authority district, regional,
national and European level. Tens of thousands of GMB members are
also members of the Labour Party, and thousands of these GMB
members represent GMB in the constituency bodies of the Party.
There are over 2,000 GMB members who are Labour Party local
councillors. Over 80 Labour MPs are GMB members as are 3 Labour
MEPs. There are GMB Members in the elected Scottish Parliament and
Welsh Assembly. There are also GMB Members in the Greater London
Assembly. GMB is represented by elected lay members and relevant
full time officers at all the democratic policy conferences that
take place throughout the year.
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Latest News
Parliamentary Brief
- Public Sector Pensions
GMB is lobbying MPs about
the proposed changes to public sector pensions. Click
here for further information.
Mayoral Campaign 2012
Ken Livingstone is Labour’s candidate in next
year’s Mayoral Elections for London. Please click
here for Ken’s
new campaign to reduce public transport fares in London.
John Healey MP has recently written an article about the importance
of trade union representatives in the face of the Tory’s latest
attack on work place organisers during an adjournment debate in the
House of Commons in October 2011. Click here for the full article.
Summary of CEC
Statement
CEC statement sent
to MPs regarding the economy and manufacturing.
Political Campaigns
Remploy: is
under attack again. Click here for information on the
current voluntary redundancy situation which has been offered to
the whole workforce.
Hands off our
pensions campaign: GMB is supporting the Hands off our
pensions campaign. Click here
for further details.
NHS
reforms: GMB is opposing the current NHS
reforms. Click
here for a briefing on what the Tory Led reforms will mean for
the NHS.
Councillor
Network: GMB is setting up a Councillor network. GMB has
over a ¼ of a million members working in Local Government. If you
are a GMB member and also a councillor, and would like to be added
to the list please send your contact details to Steve Kemp.