Congress
The Road To GMB Congress
GMB Congress is held annually and is where the lay member ruling
body of the union decides GMB policy on all issues. GMB Congress
2012 will be held in The Brighton Centre, Kings Road,
Brighton, BN1 2GR.
This is how to get involved if you want to attend a GMB Congress
or put forward a motion to make GMB policy. You have to have
been a paid up GMB member for 53 weeks.
Every GMB branch is entitled to submit motions to Congress.
These must be received at the Regional Office by 31 January each
year. Emergency motions can be submitted at any time after 31
January up to and including during Congress week. For Congress 2011
each of the nine GMB Regions will send a delegation of
between 32 and 63 members, depending of the total number
of members in the GMB Region. Every GMB branch may nominate one
member to represent the Region at Congress and these nominations
must be received at the regional office by 31 December each year.
Voting by branches for the election of Congress delegates is held
during January and February. Close of voting is 28 February each
year.