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…
Local Government
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…
19 December 2024
Christmas miracle needed to prevent strikes as Peterborough Council…
Without a better deal, strike action looks likely in the New Year, warns GMB Union.
10 December 2024
Outsourced Peterborough Council workers reject 'turkey' of a…
Outsourced Peterborough Council workers have rejected a 'turkey' of a pay award - sparking fears of industrial…
24 June 2024
Westminster’s waste workers set for strike action after bully…
100 per cent of GMB Members at Veolia Westminster are gearing up to take action following the dismissal…
20 March 2024
Mind the ethnicity pay gap
A London council became the first to call for better reporting of the ethnicity pay gap.
30 November 2023
Herts bin strike averted with a last-minute pay deal
North and East Herts binmen due to commence strike on Monday 27th November, agreed a last-minute pay…