Food and drink 31 August 2021 GMB takes aim at 12 hour shifts in meat industry GMB Union identifies unsustainable working practices and low wages as the real cause of supply…
Food and drink 11 August 2021 “Honest answers” needed from Pladis after proposals… If Pladis are walking away from this community after nearly a century of production the very least…
Food and drink 28 April 2021 ‘Greedy’ Nestle slash 600 key worker jobs at Kit Kat… World’s biggest food manufacturer ruins hundreds of lives.
Care 31 March 2021 More than 350 deaths and 31,000 infections linked to… Health and social care workers made up 70% of reported occupational deaths.
Food and drink 25 March 2021 Pub vaccine passports ‘reckless’ and ‘fast track to… Certificates will lead to pressure on GP's, false certificates and potential violence for pub…
Food and drink 4 March 2021 WATCH: Newsnight marks GMB's landmark win at Bakkavor BBC's flagship news programme marks the union's landmark win for mass testing and full pay for…
Food and drink 1 March 2021 Tomahawk 'bullies' low paid furloughed staff into lending… Bosses tell workers they will lose jobs if they don’t agree – GMB says legal loophole must be…
Care 25 January 2021 Devastating Covid workplace death figures need immediate… Almost a year on and workers still dying from occupational exposure.
Food and drink 4 December 2020 Bakkavor Covid outbreak: huge win as company agrees… Mass testing and full pay for Covid positive staff will save lives.
Food and drink 3 December 2020 Second Bakkavor worker dies amid Marks & Spencer supplier… Bakkavor must offer full pay for all covid-related absence.
Food and drink 1 December 2020 Worker dies amid Covid-19 outbreak at Bakkavor factory GMB Union calls on Bakkavor Tilmanstone Salads to offer mass testing to staff and full pay for all…
Economy 2 October 2020 ASDA takeover: over 100,000 workers need reassurance New owners must recognise Asda is a profitable well-run company thanks to our members’ hard work.