12 May 2025
Scrapping care visas 'potentially catastrophic'
A Government plan to scrap care visas will be potentially catastrophic for the sector,…
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12 May 2025
TfL private hire licensing system 'not fit…
Private hire drivers have been hit by fresh issues with TfL’s licencing system, resulting…
8 May 2025
US-UK tariff deal 'welcome news'
Andy Prendergast, GMB National Secretary, said: "It is difficult to judge the…
8 May 2025
Bedford emergency call centre closure 'a…
Despite a short reprieve for the EOC in February, when the Trust’s Board rejected…
7 May 2025
Amazon workers score big win in legal case
A ruling during a preliminary hearing at London Central Employment Tribunal yesterday…
7 May 2025
Workers meet MPs to call for changes to equal…
The event, which takes place at 2pm today in Portcullis House, is hosted by GMB Union…
6 May 2025
More than 150,000 council and school workers…
Local authority and education workers across England and Wales have been offered…
6 May 2025
River Thames weir and lockkeepers in strike…
Workers will decide whether to take industrial action over ‘budget-driven decisions’…
5 May 2025
Amazon faces legal challenge after workers'…
In total, 49.5 per cent of the 2,600 workers who voted backed union recognition at…
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30 April 2025
Moorcroft potteries firm closes after 100…
The firm, based in Burlsem, Stoke-On-Trent, announced it was closing with 'immediate…
28 April 2025
AI in 1 in 5 schools - but staff not trained
According to a survey of 1,250 school support staff, 16 per cent say pupils at the…
28 April 2025
Arla closure 'devastating' but fight goes…
The company has rejected alternative proposals put forward by GMB, North Yorkshire…
A Campaigning Trade Union
3 February 2025
Asda equal pay ruling leaves women workers on cusp…
Tens of thousands of women Asda workers are on the cusp of equal pay justice.
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GMB organises in workplaces across every sector imaginable. Find updates and advice tailored to your job on this section.
12 March 2025
ERB vote 'will improve lives of millions'
GMB Union has said the Employment Rights Bill, which passed the House of Commons today [Wednesday]…
Why Join GMB?
Being a GMB member means someone is always on your side.
We exist to get better pay, terms and conditions for members and to support you if there is a problem.
We have members in every job imaginable in the public sector and in private companies; members who work full time, part time, are apprentices or working students.
Join GMBBetter pay and conditions
On average trade union members earn more than non-members.
Someone on your side
If you have a problem at work GMB is here to help and advise you.
A 500,000 strong family on your side
When we work together to fight for better we are always stronger than when we fight alone.
Discounts and benefits through GMB
With discounts off amusement parks, travel, cinemas and more. GMB offers many benefits.
Better maternity, paternity and care leave
We negotiate better terms of maternity, paternity or care, often winning you more than the legal minimum.
Safety at work
Unionised workplaces are safer work places. In fact, on average, workplaces with a union presence have half as many injuries.
GMB working for members
Just some of the ways that GMB supports our members in making work better.
Me and my colleagues demanded a pay increase and won, an experience I found empowering.
Catia
GMB Member.
Having support brings comfort and reassurance
Sean
Refuse Collector.
Being part of GMB Union as a key worker gives you peace of mind.
Donna
Ambulance Crew.
GMB are always at the end of the phone if I have a problem.
Leslie
Senior Care Worker.
GMB has made me feel more secure
Sally
Hospital Domestic.
My colleagues were also GMB members and prepared to go on strike unless I was reinstated, which made my employer think again.
Aldren Tomlinson
Worked at King George Hospital.
I'm really happy my union is campaigning for decent apprenticeships for young people.
Kathleen
Apprentice shipbuilder.
I love ensuring that GMB members have a voice at work and standing up to unfairness when I see it.
Sam
Loader / Driver.
Members Across Britain
500,000+
Trained Reps
10,000+
Branches
800+
Union History
130 Years