26 May 2026
Brent council worker promised 'housing for life' threatened with…
A retired Brent Council school caretaker whose contract promised him a home for life is facing eviction…
Local Government
09 April 2026
Thurrock Council caretakers protest over 'disrespectful' downgrading…
When: 12.00 – 14.00, Thursday 9 April 2026 Where: Thurrock Council Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, RM17…
07 April 2026
Veolia Brent workers win above-inflation pay rise
Hundreds of Veolia Brent refuse workers are set to receive an above-inflation pay rise, negotiated by…
02 April 2026
New figures reveal nearly £200 million of uncollected council…
GMB Union has today urged councils in the East of England to step up efforts to collect council tax and…
02 April 2026
New figures reveal over £500 million of uncollected council tax…
GMB Union has today urged London councils to step up efforts to collect council tax and business rates,…
18 March 2026
Peterborough Council to bring waste services back in-house
GMB Union has today [18 March] reacted to news that Peterborough City Council will transfer hundreds…
05 March 2026
Kensington and Chelsea facing threat of legal action over staff…
GMB Union has threatened legal action against the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) after…
03 December 2025
Waltham Forest bin strikes averted after new pay deal
Refuse, street scene, and grounds maintenance workers in Waltham Forest have called off planned strikes…
05 June 2025
Islington nursery worker subjected to 'cruel and insensitive'…
New River Children’s Centre, a nursery run by Islington Council, has imposed sickness absence procedures…
02 June 2025
City of London stalls on future of 'much-loved' early years'…
75 per cent of respondents to a consultation on the future of Aldgate School Children’s Centre want the…
29 April 2025
Pay dispute ends at Peterborough Council
Accepted offer will see 3.6 per cent rise in workers’ pay for the year 2024 - 2025
03 March 2025
Peterborough Council considers insourcing vital services following…
GMB Union has welcomed a review from Peterborough City Council, recommending that it takes vital services…