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…
11 December 2024
Thames Water sewage spills and proposed bill hikes ‘stink’
GMB London Region has reacted today to news that Thames Water sewage spills have risen 40%, while the…
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…
09 December 2024
‘Undervalued' Foreign Office security guards call for a living…
Security guards working at FCDO Services, Hanslope Park and employed by Allied Universal G4S have experienced…
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03 December 2024
Strike at Unite begins over 'toxic bullying culture'
Workers have started a four-day strike to challenge ‘bullying’ and ‘victimisation’, despite attempts…
01 December 2024
Speak up for health equity on World AIDS Day
In line with the theme of this year’s World AIDS Day (Sunday 1st December 2024), ‘Take the rights path:…
26 November 2024
Unite employs 'union-busting tactics' and suspends staff about…
GMB Union members working in Unite’s National Bargaining and Disputes Support Unit (BDSU) are due to…
21 November 2024
Thames Water ‘in crisis’ with rising debt and crumbling infrastructure
GMB London Region has reacted today to reports that Thames Water has secured approval for a £3 billion…
18 November 2024
Staff at Unite the Union to strike over 'bullying and victimisation'
Unite’s failure to act over bullying and victimisation allegations is ‘unacceptable’ and GMB members…
08 November 2024
Staff at Unite the Union to be balloted for strike action from…
GMB Union members working for Unite will start voting in a ballot opening today over failures to address…
01 November 2024
Drivers union demands that TfL must scrutinise Addison Lee’s…
During an Employment Tribunal this week, it was revealed on 29th October that a senior executive of Addison…
17 October 2024
Aldgate’s local parents set to lose important ‘heart of community’…
The City of London Corporation has announced a decision to close the City Child and Family Centre in…
17 September 2024
Heathrow passenger numbers rocket but low-paid workers hit with…
Heathrow Airport is set to enjoy record-breaking passenger numbers this year, yet has hit low-paid workers…
14 August 2024
Ground staff at London City Airport set to cause major disruption…
GMB Union today (Wednesday) warns that London City Airport is facing the first major stoppage in its…
31 July 2024
Northwick Park strikes end as hospital workers win 25 per cent…
Industrial action at Northwick Park Hospital has ended after GMB members accepted a deal that includes…
30 July 2024
Casual staff at the City Of London Corporation told to take out…
The corporation’s solution to the problem of making up backdated contributions of thousands of pounds…
26 July 2024
Community bench installed in memory of Gary Doolan
On Thursday 18th July, a memorial bench was installed in Frome Street, N1 near the home of Gary Doolan,…
15 July 2024
Heathrow drivers living on a knife’s edge with short-term contracts…
We Know London (WKL) drivers working from London Heathrow Airport have recently raised serious concerns…
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…
19 June 2024
GMB win worker status for HM Coastguard rescue workers in 298…
'This judgement brings a level of responsibility to HM Coast Guard to treat rescue workers with respect…
18 June 2024
Bullies of the bin world sack long-serving union rep for highlighting…
Following reports to GMB London about issues of bullying in the workplace, Bosses at Veolia Westminster…
13 June 2024
Artificial intelligence could threaten 300 million jobs worldwide,…
AI is a scary world when you hear that 300 million of us could be phased out of work within a couple…
12 June 2024
£20 million Fujitsu contract with environment agency ‘kick in…
Delegates called for an end to squandering tax-payers’ money on Government contracts with disgraced tech…
10 June 2024
Low-level letter boxes - a primary cause of sickness in the delivery…
Congress calls for changes to building regulations on low-level letter boxes to improve health and safety…
09 June 2024
OFWAT has failed - we need a new regulator, GMB Congress agrees
Water boss bonuses must reflect performance, GMB’s Annual Congress in Bournemouth hears