Reasons to join GMB
GMB is the trade union for everyone.
GMB is the trade union for everyone.
GMB is the trade union for everyone.
Our family includes over 500,000 members who work in every type of job imaginable across public services and in private companies too. Our members work full-time, part-time or work while they study.
From having someone on your side for if there is a problem in the workplace to campaigning for better pay, rights and terms & conditions - there are many reasons why you should GMB today.
A trade union is an organisation made up of employees who join together to preserve and progress their conditions of employment.
By working collectively, and through a trade union, employees of a company can bargain for better pay and terms and conditions for all workers.
A trade union campaigns for better circumstances for its members and also provides individual assitance and services to their members around legal support and workplace advice.
More than six million people in the UK belong to a trade union.
GMB’s job is very simple: to get the best deal possible for you.
The means being on your side if there is a problem, and always fighting for better when it comes to:
When you’re at work, it’s always good to know that someone is on your side - that’s our job.
1. Better pay and conditions
On average trade union members earn more than non-members.
2. Safety at work
Unionised workplaces are safer work places. In fact, on average, workplaces with a union presence have half as many injuries.
3. Free legal advice
Support on personal injury and employment claims as well as advice on a broad range of legal issues through our law firm UNIONLINE.
4. Someone on your side
If you have a problem at work GMB is here to help and advise you.
5. More holidays and control over your working life
The trade union movement brought us the weekend. GMB campaigns to protect your controls over your working life.
6. Better maternity, paternity and care leave
We negotiate better terms of maternity, paternity or care, often winning you more than the legal minimum.
7. Learning and development opportunities
From free accredited qualifications to bursaries for study, as a GMB member you're entitled to many learning opportunities.
8. Discounts and benefits through GMB Extra
With discounts off amusement parks, travel, cinemas and more. GMB offers many extra benefits.
9. 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. We will never stop campaigning for better protections and rights.
10. Because you have a legal right to
Every worker has a right, by law, to choose join GMB. Any action by an employer aimed at preventing a worker from exercising this right is unlawful.
