NHS and ambulance 3 April 2020 Nurses 'feel forced to make their own PPE from laminate… Is this how we expect those risking their lives in the face of a pandemic to be treated?
Manufacturing 6 April 2020 GMB praise Numatic efforts to back the NHS The company has ceased all non-essential manufacturing and instead began make PPE for NHS Staff.
6 April 2020 Ambulance driver with Covid symptoms refused test as… GMB Member with sore throat and no sense of taste and smell now feel under pressure to stay at work.
NHS and ambulance 6 April 2020 NHS workers 'scapegoated' over lack of PPE Implying ambulance staff are responsible for the shortage is as insensitive as it is unacceptable.
Education 7 April 2020 No PPE requirement in schools 'endangers lives' Government must change course over personal protection equipment, cleaning equipment, and funding.
Amazon 9 April 2020 Amazon West Midlands warehouses 'breeding grounds for… Herding workers together like cattle is undermining the national lockdown.
NHS and ambulance 11 April 2020 NHS workers’ COVID-19 deaths ‘beyond heartbreaking' Union criticises Government over ‘broken promises’ over protective equipment for frontline…
Food and drink 15 April 2020 Big 6 food retailers must guarantee worker safety Call comes after major Tesco, Sainsbury and Marks and Spencer supplier admits social distancing…
Transport 15 April 2020 HS2 construction - safety must be priority Union calls for rigorous standards to protect workforce as main construction works authorised.
Local Government 15 April 2020 GMB secures emergency hand sanitiser amid Birmingham… Our quick-thinking and resourceful members have really come through for the people of Birmingham.
Courier and delivery 16 April 2020 Logistics unions blast DHL Company is‘endangering thousands’ with ‘inadequate’ coronavirus social distancing.
Politics 16 April 2020 Minimum wage for furloughed workers 'must be honoured' It is a moral outrage to pay workers less than the minimum wage GMB tells Chancellor.