18 July 2025
Judges' 'old boys' faces axe after historic…
JUDGES’ ‘OLD BOYS NETWORK’ FACES AXE AFTER HISTORIC COURT OF APPEAL RULING The…
GMB Union
Make Work Better
GMB Union is an organising and campaigning union for all workers.
Latest News
18 July 2025
Abolishing Ofwat can't let water companies…
GMB Union has responded to the Government recommendation to abolish water regulator…
18 July 2025
Water pollution figures 'utter disgrace'
GMB Union has described serious pollution figures - which show incidents by water…
18 July 2025
Historic worker win at Teesside wind firm
Workers at a Teesside wind firm have scored an historic victory after winning the…
18 July 2025
Sellafield workers vote to strike
Mitie workers at Sellafield have voted to strike in anger at a 'derisory' pay offer. GMB…
16 July 2025
Southern Water hosepipe ban 'shameless'
GMB Union has described Southern Water's hosepipe ban as 'shameless' after the company…
15 July 2025
Teesside wind firm faces strike vote
A Teesside wind firm faces a strike vote after workers turned down a pay deal. More…
15 July 2025
Aerospace company cancels sick pay - 96 per…
An aerospace company which has tried to cancel sick pay for workers now faces industrial…
15 July 2025
GMB responds to Thames Water results
GMB Union has responded to Thames Water's finances showing a loss of £1.65 billion…
14 July 2025
100s of Bradford Council workers lodge equal…
Hundreds of Bradford Council workers have launched equal pay claims, with GMB Union…
11 July 2025
GMB Reacts to NHS 10 Year plan
GMB Union has responded to the first part of the Government's ten year plan for the…
11 July 2025
Yorks Water begins hosepipe ban after leaking…
GMB has described Yorkshire Water’s decision to impose a hosepipe ban after wasting…
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GMB Congress 2025
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Workers Power The Future
If the UK’s energy transition is going to deliver jobs, prosperity, and security, and fulfil our climate obligations, then change must be done with workers and their communities - not to them.
30 June 2025
GMB members reject local government pay offer
GMB members have voted to reject a 3.2 per cent pay offer from the Local Government Association…
Your Workplace
GMB organises in workplaces across every sector imaginable. Find updates and advice tailored to your job on this section.
30 June 2025
Carers suffer 6,500 violent attacks in five years
More than half of care workers suffer violence including being bitten, headbutted and chocked at…
30 June 2025
Rugby league players left defenceless after funding…
Rugby League players have been left defenceless after the union representing them had its funding…
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
