News | 14 May 2021 “Disappointing” council pay offer ignores huge Covid-19 effort of workforce Unions representing 750,000 council and school support staff across England, Wales and Northern Ireland today (Friday) criticised the 1.5% pay offer made by the Local Government Association Local Government
News | 13 May 2021 Hydrogen key to net zero and greener future GMB union backs using hydrogen and hydrogen boilers as key tool in tackling greenhouse emissions Energy
News | 12 May 2021 PM finally listens to GMB's year-long call for public inquiry Johnson must now set out the terms of reference without dragging heels Politics
News | 12 May 2021 GMB calls for 'honest covid inquiry now' as PM updates Parliament Tomorrow never comes with this Government
News | 11 May 2021 Social care propped up by 'unpaid hours and poverty pay' Social care union GMB criticises lack of ‘political will’ in Queen's Speech to fix a ‘failing and fundamentally broken system' Care Politics
News | 11 May 2021 XPO Shareholders Reject Executive Pay Plan The vote follows revelations from unions that XPO took millions for furlough payments while boosting executive pay Courier and delivery
News | 11 May 2021 Queen's Speech 'historic missed opportunity to level up workers' rights' Johnson talks of people wanting a new approach - as if country’s problems aren’t the result of 10 years of Conservative rule Politics
News | 10 May 2021 Three quarters of public think school support staff not paid enough School support staff members are vital in children’s education but they are paid a pittance Education
News | 10 May 2021 More than three quarters of public want fire and rehire to be made illegal Ahead of the Queen’s Speech GMB and Labour call on Government to outlaw fire and rehire Politics
News | 5 May 2021 ‘Tax Amazon to pay for lockdown' - poll shows public backs levy to fix council budgets Voters want covid profiteers to fund devastated services Amazon Retail
News | 4 May 2021 Masks still needed in school as 154,000 children & staff with long covid Scientists, health experts, unions & parents urge govt to ensure adequate protection Education
News | 1 May 2021 Ikea re-commits Living Wage Foundation pay in big win for GMB Swedish giant reinstates rate from May 1 - International Workers' Day - after pressure from GMB Union Retail