16 September 2022
London refuse workers denied public holiday to mourn the Queen
“It’s a shameful act of disrespect to our Sovereign and to our members.” GMB London said. Refuse workers…
Local Government
16 September 2022
Leader of Council receives 70% pay increase whilst Refuse and…
Dispute in Ealing no nearer to being resolved as Greener Ealing Ltd and Ealing Council are no nearer…
07 September 2022
Waltham Forest refuse workers’ dispute continues
Waltham Forest refuse workers’ dispute continues as 96.4% indicate they will take strike action over…
01 September 2022
Ealing Council’s failure to properly fund contract could lead…
Ealing Council’s failure to properly fund contract could lead to a breakdown in industrial relations…
01 September 2022
Refuse strike brewing at Waltham Forest as pay talks break down
GMB London Refuse workers in Waltham Forest face no choice but to follow refuse depots across the UK…
29 June 2022
GMB Refuse workers at Hammersmith and Fulham council unanimously…
GMB Refuse workers at Hammersmith and Fulham council unanimously reject Serco Pay Offer and vote to support…
23 June 2022
Reasonable Adjustments Passport: Landmark help for disabled staff…
A Redbridge council worker and GMB activist has helped path the way for disabled workers employed by…
28 April 2022
Camden and Westminster Veolia refuse workers rally to send message…
GMB London hails members in the refuse services for Camden and Westminster boroughs for demonstrating…
04 April 2022
Zero tolerance needed on fly-tipping in London as GMB study shows…
London boroughs need to up their game as GMB Union research shows only 15.5% of fly-tipping incidents…
04 April 2022
Zero tolerance needed on fly-tipping in East of England as GMB…
Local authorities need to up their game as GMB Union research shows only 11.7% of fly-tipping incidents…
16 February 2022
45 East of England councils must step up efforts to collect the…
Peterborough tops east of England league for uncollected council tax and business rates in 2020/21 as…
09 February 2022
£2.8 million costs to taxpayers on 63 non-disclosure agreements…
£2.8 million costs to taxpayers on 63 non-disclosure agreements at Newham prompts GMB London to press…
14 December 2021
GMB urges seven North London councils to press on with new Edmonton…
This new incinerator is much cleaner than the one it is replacing and it turns waste into energy and…
16 November 2021
Islington Council guilty of unfair dismissal of disabled worker…
If Islington Council made reasonable adjustments and explored our members request and advise from their…
14 October 2021
Strike action threatened by waste collection workers in Central…
GMB London, representing members employed by FCC Environment contracted to provide waste disposal services…
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13 August 2021
South Cambridgeshire Council recognise value of staff with 2.5%…
Joint Union pay negotiations with South Cambridgeshire District Council reached agreement of a pay award…
21 July 2021
ZERO TOLERANCE' NEEDED ON LONDON FLY TIPPING AS GMB STUDY SHOWS…
Local authorities need to up their game as GMB Union data shows less than half incidents resulted in…
08 July 2021
Grieving caretaker ‘callously’ sacked by council after 24 years…
Hundreds sign petition after much-loved council workers dismissed after life time service to the borough
30 June 2021
East of England councils must 'up their game' on fly tipping
Zero tolerance needed on fly tipping and councils must ‘up their game’ as GMB study shows too few actions…
22 June 2021
Bexley, Barking and Dagenham, Bromley, Kingston and Harrow Councils…
ZERO TOLERANCE ON FLY TIPPING ESSENTIAL AS GMB STUDY SHOWS POOR LEVELS OF ACTION BY SOME LONDON COUNCILS…
08 June 2021
It is only right that local people and key services are consulted…
GMB Congress slams introduction of low traffic neighbourhoods without proper consultation It is only…
08 June 2021
Justice for GMB workplace reps
GMB is appalled to see some Labour Councils using flimsy catch-all accusations of so-called breaches…
01 April 2021
Government cuts to school’s budget is taking a disproportionate…
GMB London call on the London Borough of Ealing to halt the potential 21 job losses announced at Hobbayne…
11 March 2021
GMB London slams Thurrock Council for proposals that represent…
The GMB London slams Thurrock Council for plans to cut workers’ pay and conditions
21 January 2021
Serco state pandemic is not an ‘Extenuating Circumstance’
SERCO who provide refuse/street cleansing services for the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is…
18 January 2021
GMB backs Brent’s rapid testing for transport, logistics and…
Working with Brent Council GMB London has started to send out advice on Brent’s nine rapid outcome Covid…
06 January 2021
GMB London Region welcomes Milton Keynes Council’s adoption of…
GMB London Region welcomes the decision by Labour-led Milton Keynes Council to formally implement better…
18 December 2020
GMB members working in schools encounter children with no food…
GMB London has learnt that the free school meals offered by London Borough of Newham face the axe because…
23 November 2020
Oppose closure of Tower Hamlets day centres
The Council is in effect putting the most vulnerable members of society at risk for a small short term…
12 November 2020
GMB London welcomes Hackney Council’s decision to bring parking…
Hackney Council’s parking enforcement officers set to be brought back in-house GMB London welcomes the…
21 October 2020
GMB London welcomes the commitment shown by Ealing Council in…
The incidence of domestic abuse has increased greatly since March 2020 when the lockdown began.
14 September 2020
GMB Union brings tribunal claim against Camden Council
School premises manager dismissed on grounds of redundancy after 30 years of service after refusing to…
22 July 2020
GMB London says Chancellor’s pay increase for public sector workers…
GMB London Region welcomes the Chancellors announcement of pay rises for public sector workers, but says…
05 June 2020
Luton Borough Council is facing job cuts due to £49m Covid-19…
GMB London Region calls for government to step in and support Luton Borough Council to avoid jobs cuts…
03 June 2020
GMB welcomes NSL’s commitment to pay London Living Wage
GMB welcomes NSL’s commitment to pay London Living Wage of £10.75 per hour to GMB London members working…
26 May 2020
Councillors must check for speculative investment after report…
Councillors should see report as raising several red flags and refocus investments into the primary purpose…