23 April 2025
GMB responds to local government pay offer…
GMB Union has responded to the Local Government Pay offer of a 3.2 per cent wage…
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Make Work Better
GMB Union is an organising and campaigning union for all workers.
Latest News
22 April 2025
Almost 600,000 council workers lost in England…
Councils across England and Wales have lost almost 600,000 staff since 2012, a GMB…
17 April 2025
Business urging employment rights u-turn…
News article Andy Prendergast, GMB National Secretary, said: "Ministers can't listen…
17 April 2025
Yodel buyout 'welcome'
Yodel by Inpost Gill Ogilvie, GMB National Lead Organiser said: “Yodel has endured…
9 April 2025
NHS workers support package 'welcome'
Rachel Harrison, GMB National Secretary, said: “This comprehensive package of…
17 April 2025
GMB response to Supreme Court Ruling
Trans workers will be worried about facing increased problems at work following the…
9 April 2025
Temporary licences for private hire drivers…
GMB - which has the largest private hire union membership in the country - has been…
9 April 2025
East of England Ambulance Service cuts 21…
Patient safety has again been put at risk following a decision by EEAST to scale…
7 April 2025
Hinkley point tunnelling strike cancelled
Members of GMB and Unite working at TG Tunnelling will now receive a payment to cover…
4 April 2025
Foreign Office security guards secure pay…
Following a campaign by GMB Union, G4S agreed to a substantial pay increase of between…
3 April 2025
Protest hits popular Derby burger chain.
Delivery riders and drivers have today [Thursday 3 April] staged a protest today…
3 April 2025
‘Damaging’ school merger risks cuts to funding…
Under the proposal, Harefield Infant School and Harefield Junior School will merge…
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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Your Workplace
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