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GMB Equality
Workers of different backgrounds face different and unfair challenges in the workplace - from unequal pay to bullying and harrassment. That's why GMB members organise around equality.
How does GMB help members from underrepresented backgrounds?
Each of our branches has a position for a Branch Equality Officer. These activists - ordinary GMB members like you - help advise workers on equality issues and help them organise in their workplace on what is most important to them.
GMB's Regional Equality Officers are staff members who support regional self-organised groups to campaign on what matters to them at work.
Our National Equality Department, Women's Campaign Unit and National Race Organiser coordinate campaigns and events across regions and develop new policies to help members at work.
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Women Workers
Women make up over 50% of GMB members. GMB activists campaign and fight for better rights, pay and conditions for all women at work.
Ensuring that equality is at the forefront of everything we do - making work a better, safer place for everyone - is part of our core values.
Get in touch if you're passionate about women's equality and looking to get involved.
What issues do women workers face in the workplace?
Find out more about the issues woman face in the workplace and how being a GMB member can help.
Women's Campaign Unit
Established in 2021, the GMB Women's Campaign Unit demonstrates the union's renewed focus on making work better for women.
9 June 2026
Remove VAT on all menstruation and menopause products,…
The Government must extend VAT exemptions to all menstruation and menopause products, GMB Congress…
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Workers
GMB campaigns and fights for better rights, pay and conditions for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic workers.
Ensuring that equality is at the forefront of everything we do is part of our core values. This has to include Black, Asian and minority voices, whether it's through tackling structural and institutional racism, fighting the far right or fighting for health and pay equality for everyone.
Dr. Elizabeth Henry Report
Read Dr. Elizabeth Henry's report recommendations to assist GMB in becoming a fully inclusive union.
31 March 2021
Government report ‘gaslighting’ Black Asian Minority…
Paper ‘completely irresponsible and immoral’.
Disabled Workers
The legal duty for employers to make reasonable adjustments for disabled workers has been in force for almost a quarter of a century, but many disabled workers still face a daily battle with bosses for the basic adjustments they need to do their job.
What are some of the issues that disabled workers face in the workplace?
How does being a GMB member make a difference to disabled workers' lives?
9 June 2026
Remove VAT on all menstruation and menopause products,…
The Government must extend VAT exemptions to all menstruation and menopause products, GMB Congress…
LGBT+ Workers
GMB campaigns and fights for better rights, pay and conditions for all LGBT+ workers.
Ensuring that equality is at the forefront of everything we do - making work and society a better, safer place for everyone - is part of our core values.
We make sure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans worker voices are heard in the workplace - and within the union too.
Trans and Non-Binary Equality at Work
Our new Trans and Non-binary: Equality in the Workplace campaign toolkit builds on our longstanding solidarity with trans and non-binary workers.
Why is LGBT+ equality important?
9 June 2026
Remove VAT on all menstruation and menopause products,…
The Government must extend VAT exemptions to all menstruation and menopause products, GMB Congress…
Young Workers
GMB Young Workers is the Network for all GMB members aged up to and including 30.
We campaign and organise for better rights, pay and conditions for young people at work. Get in touch with us if you are a young member looking to get involved!
Your Rights At Work
Everyone at work deserves to be treated fairly, but sometimes it's difficult to know if we are within our rights to speak up or challenge a decision our employer has taken.
9 June 2026
Remove VAT on all menstruation and menopause products,…
The Government must extend VAT exemptions to all menstruation and menopause products, GMB Congress…