03 July 2025
Result of Ballot on NJC Pay Offer for 2025/26
Although the majority of members who took part in the pay ballot voted to reject the 3.2% pay offer the…
26 June 2025
The 36th National Hazards Conference 2025
Deregulation, AI and Climate Change – The Critical Role of Safety Reps Into the Future
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…
30 May 2025
Brink's staff vote to strike over pay row
GMB Union members employed by logistics and security giant Brink’s have voted decisively to strike over…
27 May 2025
Up to a thousand school staff at risk of redundancy in Norfolk
Schools must stop ‘picking the pockets’ of the lowest paid staff, says GMB Union
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22 May 2025
Protest at Barnet Council meeting over unresolved equal pay claim
Barnet Council is in denial about their equal pay liability and putting council services at risk, say…
14 May 2025
Brink's staff balloted for strike action
Dozens of staff at logistics and security giant Brink's have today [Wednesday 14 May] started voting…
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12 May 2025
TfL private hire licensing system 'not fit for purpose'
Private hire drivers have been hit by fresh issues with TfL’s licencing system, resulting in loss of…
08 May 2025
Bedford emergency call centre closure 'a potential threat to…
The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) has reconfirmed its intention to close the Bedford…
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
08 April 2025
East of England Ambulance Service cuts 21 frontline ambulances
GMB Union has seen a letter from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) confirming it has…
08 April 2025
Temporary licences for private hire drivers 'welcome progress'…
Transport for London (TfL) has agreed to union-proposed measures designed to alleviate the problems caused…
04 April 2025
Foreign Office security guards secure pay award
Security guards contracted by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and employed by…
01 April 2025
Strike action begins at Tower Hamlets primary school over staff…
25 per cent of teaching assistants will lose their jobs while the workload remains the same, sparking…
31 March 2025
GMB London Region responds to proposed welfare cuts
GMB London Region has written to all Labour MPs in the region, expressing our deep concern about the…
24 March 2025
Barnet faces bill of tens of millions in London's first council…
Barnet Council could be liable for tens of millions of pounds as it faces the first local authority equal…
19 March 2025
Staff protest outside BMA as pay row escalates
BMA staff are today [19 March] protesting outside the union’s central London office, as a dispute about…
11 March 2025
GMB Parliamentary Staff Branch urges Reform UK to 'commit to…
The GMB MPs' and Lords' Staff Branch, the UK’s largest union for parliamentary staff, has expressed concern…
07 March 2025
‘Smash the stigma’ around menstruation and menopause for women…
GMB Union and dnata have teamed up to ‘smash the stigma’ and ensure women have ‘comfort and dignity’…
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…
26 February 2025
Outsourcing of Old Bailey cleaners paused after GMB Union campaign
GMB Union wins a reprieve for Old Bailey cleaners who were due to be outsourced and urges the City of…
24 February 2025
Bedford emergency call centre remains open after campaign by…
GMB Union welcomes the reprieve for Bedford Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) but warns that the East…
14 February 2025
Harlow MP and GMB Union support Essex Bidfood workers facing…
Local MP Chris Vince joined union activists and Bidfood workers today (Friday 14 February) for a protest…
03 February 2025
Billingsgate Market cleaning staff to be outsourced
The City of London Corporation’s decision to transfer cleaning roles to a private company comes just…
29 January 2025
Heathrow third runway will create "thousands of good jobs"
A third runway at Heathrow will bring thousands of good skilled jobs, GMB Union has said today [Wednesday…
28 January 2025
BMA in dispute with staff over lack of recognition
GMB Union accuses BMA of having “forgotten its principles” regarding the treatment of staff and warns…
23 January 2025
GMB Union honours the contribution and service of Graham Hayden
GMB Union held a presentation on Tuesday 21 January to honour the contribution and service of Graham…
21 January 2025
GMB Union welcomes reprieve for early years day care in City…
The decision to keep the early years day care service at the Aldgate School Children’s Centre will save…
20 January 2025
Cleaning staff at the Old Bailey to be outsourced, sparking job…
GMB members ‘distressed’ and ‘anxious’ about the decision to transfer their roles to a private company,…
20 January 2025
Unite staff across head office begin vote on strike action
GMB members in Unite rightly furious about the treatment of their colleagues in the BDSU.
17 January 2025
GMB London Region welcomes government decision on gas boilers
GMB energy workers celebrate a major step forward in securing a just transition to renewable energy.
15 January 2025
Pregnant care worker secures paid medical leave with GMB Union…
A pregnant care worker, who was forced to travel an additional 3 hours a day to a new workplace after…
23 December 2024
Unite the Union head office staff to be balloted for strike action
An indicative ballot of GMB members in Unite’s head office saw over 90% of participants vote in favour…
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.
17 December 2024
Essex school support staff job losses would be 'devastating'…
Sign our petition here! Dozens of support staff in two Essex schools belonging to the Ortu Federation…