News | 5 January 2022 Easing covid testing 'undoubtedly bad idea' GMB Union has described plans to ease covid test rules as ‘undoubtedly a bad idea’. Health and Safety
News | 5 January 2022 Major pay boost for Plymouth council drivers Refuge drivers for Plymouth City Council have won a 12.6 percent pay rise through a dispute with their employer and GMB union Pay and conditions
News | 4 January 2022 Eastbourne bin strike goes ahead A bin strike in Eastbourne will go ahead after drivers voted unanimously for industrial action. Local Government
News | 4 January 2022 Carmarthenshire gritters announce strike dates Gritters in Carmarthenshire County Council Highways department have announced dates of industrial action in January. Local Government
News | 4 January 2022 More than 1,000 serious injuries reported at Amazon sites ‘Shameful’ figures reveal more than a thousand serious injuries at Amazon sites have been reported to health and safety bodies since 2016, a GMB investigation has found. Retail
News | 4 January 2022 Swissport workers accept inflation busting pay rise GMB, the union for aviation staff, today announced that members working at Swissport, who provide baggage handling and check in services at a large number of airports across the UK, have voted to… Transport
News | 4 January 2022 School covid measures 'too little too late' We expect serious staff shortages in schools during this wave of the pandemic Education
News | 4 January 2022 Unions call for more Government support in schools during spring term Six trade unions representing the majority of education staff have issued a joint statement prior to the return of schools and colleges for the spring term. The statement is from ASCL, GMB, NAHT,… Education
News | 22 December 2021 GMB WIN: Victory for members at Goodfish GMB members are celebrating victory after receiving an increased pay offer from their employer, Goldfish in St Asaph North Wales. Manufacturing
News | 22 December 2021 GMB Win: Pay justice for Charnwood refuse workers Following weeks of campaigning by GMB members, a pay deal has been delivered by refuse workers employed by Serco in Charnwood Borough. Local Government
News | 22 December 2021 A word from the Regional Secretary, Ruth Brady It’s been another tough year for us all. Whilst we have seen the vaccination and booster roll out at remarkable speed, it obviously feels all rather flat now with the spread of the Omicron virus.… Politics
News | 21 December 2021 MEAL BREAK POLICY DISPUTE - North East Ambulance Service meal-break-policy-dispute-north-east-ambulance-service NHS and ambulance