http://www.gmb.org.uk/ Find all the latest news updates from GMB Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:28:27 GMT 2011 © GMB http://www.gmb.org.uk/system_pages/RSS_Feed.aspx 15 http://www.gmb.org.uk/ http://www.gmb.org.uk/images/rssnews.gif London Transport Pension Fund is a major shareholder in Semperian who own the PFI contract to operate this hospital and Semperian has contracted Carillion to do this for them http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/london_transport_unions_to_hel.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/london_transport_unions_to_hel.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:33:13 GMT Laura Jagdev News Making it easier to sack workers or to treat them badly at work will increase insecurity and conflict - like current dispute over bullying at the Swindon PFI hospital- and will not create a single job http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/gmb_on_liam_fox_twaddle.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/gmb_on_liam_fox_twaddle.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:35:33 GMT Laura Jagdev News The thousands of union members at Qinetiq will continue to be supported by their unions going forward and the unions will be meeting on Thursday to set out how best this will be achieved says GMB http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/gmb_to_oppose_union_busting.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/gmb_to_oppose_union_busting.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:38:37 GMT Laura Jagdev News Carillion have made no proper move to deal with bullying, harassment and discrimination despite being left in no doubts about the determination of their staff to get the problems dealt with says GMB http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/other_news/3_more_days_strike_at_swindon.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/other_news/3_more_days_strike_at_swindon.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:33:15 GMT Laura Jagdev News Tips when given directly to staff are then the property of the staff and nothing to do with the employer says casino workers union GMB http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/hands_off_casino_tips.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/hands_off_casino_tips.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:03:57 GMT Laura Jagdev News Further losses of purchasing power through deflation in the real value of public sector pay is inconsistent and damaging to any attempt to reflate the economy says GMB http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/labour_should_support_pay_rise.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/labour_should_support_pay_rise.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:35:39 GMT Laura Jagdev News There is no shortage of water in Britain but there is a shortage of structures that can make decisions to get the water to where it is needed and this needs to be corrected says GMB http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/move_water_from_west_to_east.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/move_water_from_west_to_east.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:38:39 GMT Laura Jagdev News GMB seek ruling by Tribunal that the claim by Sean Hannick that knowledge of Portuguese, required for certain jobs in Ireland because of the high number of Portuguese workers within Gaeltec Utilities Ltd, is discriminatory and illegal http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/dublin_tribunal_on_language_di.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/dublin_tribunal_on_language_di.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:03:59 GMT Laura Jagdev News GMB members are going to the Zurich HQ in Monday having been to Nationwide HQ yesterday to protest that staff from the two buildings are being used as strike breakers http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/carillion_swindon_and_london_d.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/carillion_swindon_and_london_d.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:21:52 GMT Laura Jagdev News With action on February 14th GMB members have shown the courage to stand up against bullying, harassment and discrimination on the part of Carillion http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/other_news/swindon_hospital_talks.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/other_news/swindon_hospital_talks.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:20:04 GMT Rose Conroy News There were a further 70 plus migrant workers not union members on the site who suffered the same detriment which has not been addressed which illustrates the extent of the exploitation by the contractor Darmar http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/251204_win14__migrant_workers.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/251204_win14__migrant_workers.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:41:55 GMT Laura Jagdev News Deflation as a policy is not working so it’s shocking that there are so few demands from Tories, the CBI, the City and Liberal and Labour Parties that the policy be abandoned in favour of sure fire ways of getting people back to work http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/austerity_-_267m_not_working.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/austerity_-_267m_not_working.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:46:13 GMT Laura Jagdev News Statement following GMB Central Executive Council (CEC) meeting in London on 14th February 2012 http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/cec_statement.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/cec_statement.aspx Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:23:29 GMT Charlotte Gregory News Compass on site managers have behaved unreasonably towards GMB Shop Stewards on this contract before now as members plan Thetford meeting to end this behaviour and want to see all charges withdrawn against Stephen Hopkinson http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/compass_norfolk_dispute.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/compass_norfolk_dispute.aspx Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:02:13 GMT Charlotte Gregory News A recent report spells out that demands on ambulance service are increasing and that there is little scope to increase the resources to match this http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/ambulance_targets.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/ambulance_targets.aspx Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:25:54 GMT Rose Conroy News Employment agencies in the area have been warned that they face a fine of £5,000 for each worker they supply in breach of the regulations for every day they supply them http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/swindon_hospital_agencies_warn.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/swindon_hospital_agencies_warn.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:46:15 GMT Laura Jagdev News Unless the Health and Social care bill is dropped these will be the new leaders for the NHS in this part of London so is imperative that they come clean and let the public know how they will approach this major exercise in public consultation http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/gps_need_to_come_clean_on_370.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/gps_need_to_come_clean_on_370.aspx Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:49:21 GMT Charlotte Gregory News Not giving the additional day to 2,000 staff on grounds of costs is a mean act towards these hard working and loyal NHS staff particularly as everybody else will be enjoying an additional holiday that day says GMB http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/dorset_nhs_no_day_for_queen.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/dorset_nhs_no_day_for_queen.aspx Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:23:29 GMT Charlotte Gregory News Lack of progress in talks has left over 3,000 members of the three unions with no alternative but to take industrial action in order to have their voices heard http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/gmb_strike_at_cheshire_west.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/gmb_strike_at_cheshire_west.aspx Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:24:25 GMT Charlotte Gregory News GMB dubs Four Season’s Dr Calveley ‘Doctor Debt’ and says he is being “mischievous” in forcing low paid staff to go a month without income while he shovels cash at Rothschild and Gleacher Shacklock in a forlorn hope of escaping a debt trap http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/four_seasons_month_without_pay.aspx http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/four_seasons_month_without_pay.aspx Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:15:54 GMT Charlotte Gregory News