Education 8 May 2020 Wider schools reopening needs science-based approach GMB members in schools are genuinely frightened for themselves, their loved ones, pupils and…
Equality 11 May 2020 BAME Britons write to PM to demand full public inquiry Official statistics show Black Britons are four times more likely to die of coronavirus.
Economy 11 May 2020 ONS Covid-19 death figures 'horrifying' If you are low paid and working through the COVID-19 crisis you are more likely to die says GMB…
Pay and conditions 12 May 2020 Furlough extension ‘welcome’ but advice may leave good… This announcement doesn’t remove the issue of workers forced back to work this week on crowded…
Education 13 May 2020 Reopening schools risks playing 'Russian Roulette'… The Secretary of State said he’s is being guided by the evidence - we demand to see the evidence.
Education 13 May 2020 96% of school staff worried reopening schools will… In survey of over 14,000 staff only 0.6% think social distancing possible with very young children.
15 May 2020 GMB in urgent talks to save JCB jobs We will keep fighting to avoid job losses at all costs.
Local Government 15 May 2020 G4S sick pay fails prison officers 'among most likely… G4S sick pay policy exposes the gaps our 'hidden' key workers fall through.
Pay and conditions 19 May 2020 Firm withholding £1.1 Million redundancy pay to disabled… Arlington Automotive is pushing their disabled workers into the gutter says GMB Union.
NHS and ambulance 19 May 2020 Scandal' of NHS cleaners and carers left out of bereavement… Once again our lowest paid key workers are left out in the cold.
Care 19 May 2020 £600 million social care funding in England must be… Paying carers sick pay they can survive on is the best way of controlling infection in care homes.
Pay and conditions 20 May 2020 GMB pressure forces Home Office U-turn on migrant indefinite… It doesn’t matter where you were born – if you fight on the frontline you deserve the same…