North West & Irish Region

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22 Oct 2019

Matalan strike called off as members accept new pay offer

Our members have been worrying about how to feed their families – today they can rightly hold their heads high

'Huge leap forward' for Northern Ireland as abortion and same sex legislation set to pass

Abortion and same sex marriage have for too long been taboo subjects in Northern Ireland

18 Oct 2019

Matalan strike suspended after bosses offer new pay deal

Matalan and GMB are pleased to announce a fully recommended deal has been brokered

30 Sep 2019

Matalan workers strike as 'pointless' talks break down

Matalan bosses seemed more interested in crowing about how much our members were losing whilst on strike

27 Aug 2019

John Lennon Airport strikes cancelled after new offer

GMB Union is grateful to Swissport for compromising before anyone’s holiday was disrupted

21 Aug 2019

GMB calls for pay ratio as figures show CEO pay 100x average worker

An absolute scandal average worker will have graft for more than a century to get same pay

13 Aug 2019

Rising unemployment highlights perilous UK economy

North West worst hit as recession grows more likely and Tories pour petrol on flames

13 Aug 2019

Matalan faces huge disruption as 500 workers vote to strike

It’s not too late for management work out a fair deal

08 Aug 2019

John Lennon Airport staff vote to strike

Health and Safety of workers and travellers must come first

07 Aug 2019

Three quarters of public support tax rises for social care - poll

GMB Union launches massive care survey as poll shows 68% think adult social care in ‘poor state’

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Making It

Manufacturing needs to be at the heart of any industrial strategy if the Government is to build a strong and sustainable recovery

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Bring water back into public ownership

Our water industry that fails the public and workers and rewards company bosses and shareholders. It's time to take back the tap

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Put our NHS in public hands

Support our campaign calling for Ministers to listen to NHS workers and managers and end the outsourcing and privatisation of our NHS.

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SUCCESS: Save Harland and Wolff Shipyard

We're calling on the government to nationalise Harland and Wolff, save local jobs, and invest in manufacturing.

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"I joined GMB because I wanted fair pay"

Me and my colleagues demanded a pay increase and won, an experience I found empowering.

"GMB helps me invest in my future"

I'm really happy my union is campaigning for decent apprenticeships for young people

"If I wasn't in GMB, I wouldn't have got my job back"

My work colleagues were also GMB members and prepared to go on strike unless I was reinstated, which made my employer think again.

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I love ensuring that GMB members have a voice at work and standing up to unfairness when I see it.

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Matalan strike called off as members accept new pay offer

'Huge leap forward' for Northern Ireland as abortion and same sex legislation set to pass

Matalan strike suspended after bosses offer new pay deal

Matalan workers strike as 'pointless' talks break down

John Lennon Airport strikes cancelled after new offer

GMB calls for pay ratio as figures show CEO pay 100x average worker

Rising unemployment highlights perilous UK economy