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…
Local Government
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…
15 May 2020
GMB Branch helps with backup supplies of PPE for local care homes
GMB DELIVERS VITAL PPE TO CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORD BOROUGH CARE HOMES
07 May 2020
A completely unacceptable and borderline reckless approach to…
GMB LONDON CALL ON LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST TO EXERCISE DUTY OF CARE FOR ITS STAFF AND SERVICE…
01 May 2020
Covid-19 Testing Available for Council Workers
With substantially increased testing capacity, the government has extended testing to a wider group of…
09 April 2020
GMB welcome union recognition in Buckinghamshire
After a long, arduous struggle, GMB is delighted to announce that on the 3rd of April 2020, we have secured…
24 March 2020
Local government employers must issue guidance to enable refuse…
GMB London call on local government employers to spell out how refuse services staff can safely provide…
25 February 2020
GMB secures Real Living Wage for MK’s street cleaners
GMB, the union for public service workers, have won their fight for street cleaners to be paid the Real…
20 February 2020
GMB ballot council staff for strike action over new contracts
The GMB, the union for public service workers, are balloting members at Tower Hamlets Council over their…
13 September 2018
GMB call on London councils to implement London Living Wage business…
GMB call on London councils to follow lead of Brent Council in developing rate incentives for businesses…
18 May 2018
No to huge increases for Tower Hamlets Councillors
GMB London call on Tower Hamlets political leaders to pull back from implementing unjustified huge pay…
14 September 2017
GMB Call on Bedford council to step up support for nurseries…
It is very clear that if Bedford Borough Council does not act now all their Nurseries will probably not…
19 July 2017
GMB condemn Cambridgeshire CC for awarding themselves 30% pay…
GMB condemn Cambridgeshire County Council decision to award themselves 30% pay increase while implementing…
14 March 2017
GMB raises concerns with Dacorum council over watering down of…
GMB professional drivers branch raises serious concerns with dacorum council over watering down of knowledge…
06 March 2017
GMB call on Epping council to offer more suitable proposals to…
GMB call on Epping Forest Council to come forward with more suitable proposals to house vulnerable adults…