18 October 2018
Kensington and Chelsea to pay all contracted staff London Living…
GMB welcome decision of Kensington and Chelsea Council to pay all contracted staff the London Living…
18 October 2018
GMB respond to report into bullying and harassment of Commons…
GMB give guarded welcome to report into bullying and harassment of House of Commons staff
17 October 2018
GMB support protest over 34 estates facing demolition
GMB London support November 3 protest at City Hall over exclusion of residents on 34 estates facing demolition…
16 October 2018
GMB call for pay rise talks with Interserve at King George Hospital
GMB call on hospital soft facilities management contractors Interserve to enter into talks over pay rise…
12 October 2018
GMB slam government decision to abolish plug-in car grant
GMB slam government decision to abolish plug-in car grant making it more difficult for Private Hire Drivers…
12 October 2018
Wettons Cleaning Services agree to pay minimum wage after GMB…
Wettons Cleaning Services Limited agree to pay minimum wage following claim by GMB in pay dispute
09 October 2018
Canning Town Library Nando's Plan Shelved
GMB welcomes decision to shelve controversial plan to turn historic Canning Town Library into Nando’s
05 October 2018
GMB Birth Place To Become Chicken Shop
GMB slams Newham Council’s ‘bird-brained’ decision to flog historic library to chicken shop
05 October 2018
Asda confirm closure of Home Shopping Centre in Enfield
Asda announce decision to close Enfield Home Shopping Centre affecting over 200 colleagues
03 October 2018
GMB support demo for improved working conditions in hospitality…
GMB support demonstration in London demanding improved working conditions across hospitality industry
01 October 2018
GMB welcomes law that prevents greedy bosses from keeping employees’…
GMB welcomes law that prevents greedy bosses from keeping employees’ tips
01 October 2018
GMB call on urgent EEAS Trust meeting as staff morale hits rock…
GMB call on East of England Ambulance Service Trust to act on staff concerns following morale hitting…
24 September 2018
GMB support today’s strike against Uber Eats decrease in delivery…
GMB support today’s strike against Uber Eats decrease in fees of £2.50 per delivery drop for drivers…
18 September 2018
GMB support Sadiq Khan as Labour Party mayoral candidate
???????GMB in London support Sadiq Khan to be Labour Party candidate for London Mayor election in 2020
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…
10 September 2018
Average earnings decline by 10.4% between 2007 to 2017 despite…
10.4% decline in value of average earnings while GDP per head grew by 3.5% since 2007 points to loss…
07 September 2018
GMB hold rally in support of Britvic workers
???????GMB hold Norwich rally on 10 September in support of Britvic workers fighting for improved redundancy…
05 September 2018
GMB concerned by resignation of East of England Ambulance Service…
GMB concerned by announcement that East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust CEO Robert Morton is to…
31 August 2018
GMB slam failures of Waltham Forest transfer of adult social…
GMB slam failures of Waltham Forest Council in transfer of adult social care and special educational…
23 August 2018
GMB hold protest after Engie announce wage cuts at Luton and…
GMB hold protest on Friday 24 August against wage cuts by Engie for staff at Luton and Dunstable University…
22 August 2018
GMB gather support for staff at Luton and Dunstable Hospital…
GMB to gather support for staff at Luton and Dunstable NHS university hospital after decision by Engie…
21 August 2018
Warning Over House Of Fraser 'Asset Stripping'
GMB issues warning over House of Fraser ‘asset stripping’ as jobs put at risk
20 August 2018
ASDA announce proposal to close Newmarket store
ASDA announce closure of supermarket in Newmarket affecting jobs of 35 GMB members
16 August 2018
GMB call for government accountability following rebrokering…
GMB call for government accountability following mismanagement of 4 schools by Silver Birch Academy Trust…
10 August 2018
Fashion Fair Beauty Products Ltd open consultation for redundancy…
Fashion Fair Products Ltd open consultation for redundancy following Johnson Publishing withdrawing funding…
10 August 2018
GMB members call on local MP to question business case takeover…
GMB Members call on local MP Sir Henry Bellingham to question business case takeover of Norfolk Fire…
07 August 2018
GMB query business case for takeover of Norfolk Fire Rescue Service…
GMB query business case of Norfolk Police Commissioner in bid to save Norfolk Fire Rescue Service from…
06 August 2018
GMB question staff restructuring at Longshaw Primary Academy…
GMB question decision of Silver Birch Academy Trust to carry on with staff restructuring at Longshaw…
03 August 2018
GMB concerned over use of untrained labour at Britvic during…
GMB concerned over Britvic decision to use untrained labour to keep production going during strike action
01 August 2018
GMB call for schools to sign code of conduct following violence…
?GMB call on schools to sign code of conduct following concern over increased reports of violence towards…
26 July 2018
GMB call on Heathrow to pay London Living Wage following new…
GMB call on Heathrow to pay London Living Wage to all direct and contracted staff after latest figures…
17 July 2018
GMB members at Britvic to take further strike action
GMB members at Britvic to take further strike action to improve redundancy package
17 July 2018
Asda announce closure of Home Shopping Centre affecting 254 jobs
Asda announce closure of Home Shopping Centre in Enfield affecting jobs of 254 GMB members
16 July 2018
Staff at NEU set to strike on 19 July
Staff at National Education Union set to take strike action on Thursday 19 July
12 July 2018
GMB support march against Trump visit
GMB London support march against UK visit of President Donald Trump
10 July 2018
GMB London respond to National Infrastructure Assessment
GMB London respond to National Infrastructure Assessment
09 July 2018
GMB welcome £6.5 million investment into East of England Ambulance…
GMB welcomes news that East of England Ambulance Service Trust has received £6.5 million to invest in…
06 July 2018
GMB slam proposed changes to congestion charges by TfL
GMB slam TfL proposal to change London congestion charge scheme by removing exemption for private hire…
05 July 2018
GMB members at Kier in North Norfolk ballot for strike action
GMB members at Kier Environmental Services in North Norfolk to ballot for strike action
04 July 2018
GMB concerned new Ofwat rules do not protect rights of water…
GMB question if new Ofwat rules on explaining benefits of executive pay and dividend payments to customers…
04 July 2018
GMB call on Welwyn Hatfield Council for stronger licensing enforcement…
GMB call on Welwyn Hatfield Council to take stronger stance on licensing enforcement as drivers at AAA…
03 July 2018
GMB call on Co-op Funeralcare to halt plans to cut members’ salaries
GMB call on Co-operative Funeralcare to halt organisational changes that would result in significant…
29 June 2018
GMB call on Ark Schools to halt job losses at Burlington Danes…
GMB London call on Ark Schools to halt the potential 38 job losses announced at Burlington Danes Academy
28 June 2018
GMB members at Britvic to hold one-day strike
GMB members at Britvic to hold one-day strike in attempt to improve redundancy package
28 June 2018
Camden electrician reinstated at Amey after GMB campaign
?Camden electrician gets job reinstated at Amey after 16-week GMB campaign
28 June 2018
GMB slam human rights record of Coca-Cola Company
GMB slams Coca-Cola company as serial offender in failing to respect human rights of workers around the…
27 June 2018
GMB sign recognition agreement with Parliamentary Labour Party
Staff in any workplace whether it is the Houses of Parliament, or a MPs constituency office deserve the…
26 June 2018
GMB welcome result of Commons vote as 3rd runway at Heathrow…
GMB welcome result of vote as plans for Heathrow Airport 3rd runway are supported by House of Commons
25 June 2018
GMB protest against privatisation of school meals service
GMB protest in Tower Hamlets against privatisation of school meals service
25 June 2018
GMB call on MPs to vote for Heathrow 3rd runway prior to parliamentary…
GMB call on members of parliament to vote for 3rd runway at Heathrow Airport in vote today in the commons
21 June 2018
GMB London support National Windrush Day on Friday 22 June
GMB support National Windrush Day on Friday 22 June and call for action to be taken against deportations…
20 June 2018
Addison Lee Employment Appeal Tribunal against driver’s employment…
Addison Lee Employment Appeal Tribunal on Thursday 21st June against ruling that drivers are workers…
19 June 2018
GMB call on schools to monitor safety risks caused by support…
GMB call on schools to monitor safety risks of cuts to school support staff on children and staff during…
15 June 2018
GMB members at Britvic vote in favour of strike action
GMB members employed by Britvic in Norwich vote in favour of strike action and action short of strike…
08 June 2018
GMB members at NSL move towards industrial action after consultative…
GMB members at NSL vote for industrial action after consultative ballot over right to be paid London…
07 June 2018
GMB shocked by closure of 31 House of Fraser stores
GMB shocked by closure of 31 House of Fraser stores following announcement by XPO Logisitcs
06 June 2018
GMB Congress calls for Thames Water to source from Wales via…
GMB Congress calls on government and Thames Water to source water from Wales via Cotswolds canals to…
06 June 2018
GMB Congress call for renewable subsidies to be paid from general…
GMB Congress call for renewable subsidies to be paid from general taxation in line with helm review to…
06 June 2018
GMB Congress call for renewable subsidies to be paid from general…
GMB Congress call for renewable subsidies to be paid from general taxation in line with helm review to…
05 June 2018
GMB Congress calls for better bus safety regime
GMB Congress calls for better bus safety regime following rising number of deaths caused by collisions…
04 June 2018
Hertfordshire resident given Mary MacArthur Health & Safety runner-up…
Hertfordshire resident given Mary MacArthur Health and Safety runner-up award at GMB Congress in Brighton
04 June 2018
Rent in East of England up 27.1% since 2011 compared to 8.8%…
£750 per month average rent for two bed flat in East of England: up 27.1% since 2011 compared to 8.8%…
04 June 2018
Rent in London up 25.9% since 2011 compared to 9.1% pay rises
£1,500 per month average rent for two bed flat in London: up 25.9% since 2011 compared to 9.1% pay rises…
03 June 2018
Pimlico resident given Commercial Services award at GMB Congress
Pimlico resident given commercial services activist award at GMB Congress in Brighton
03 June 2018
GMB Congress call to end to private hire ride-sharing practices…
GMB Congress call on government to ensure safety of private hire drivers and passengers by introducing…
24 May 2018
GMB work with East of England Ambulance Service Trust to improve…
GMB pledge to work with East of England Ambulance Service Trust to improve service following a review…
23 May 2018
GMB members at Britvic ballot for industrial action
GMB members at Britvic to ballot on industrial action to improve redundancy package
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…
15 May 2018
GMB welcome news of rising wages in East of England but says…
GMB welcome news of earnings rising by 2.9% in three months to march as earnings in East of England need to increase by 10.4% to catch up with 2007
15 May 2018
GMB welcome news of rising wages in London but says there is…
GMB welcome news of earnings rising by 2.9% in three months to march as earnings in London need to increase…
15 May 2018
GMB at Turkish Downing Street demo
GMB London support demonstration opposing repression of trades unions in Turkey as Ergogans visits UK
14 May 2018
GMB call on clients and contractors to ensure they pay London…
GMB call on all clients and contractors to ensure London Living Wage of £10.20 per hour is paid to all…
11 May 2018
GMB send open letter to MPs to back third runway bid
GMB join unions in open letter to MPs to back third runway at Heathrow for the jobs and growth it will…
10 May 2018
GMB London to attend TUC rally for 'a new deal for working people'…
GMB to attend TUC march and rally for ‘a new deal for working people’ on Saturday 12 May
24 April 2018
International Workers Memorial Day 2018 events in East of England
GMB support International Workers Memorial Day 2018
24 April 2018
International Workers Memorial Day 2018 events in London
GMB support International Workers Memorial Day 2018
23 April 2018
GMB London raise £4,100 for Grenfell charity 'Kids on the Green'
GMB London branches raise £4,100 for ‘Kids on the Green’ charity to support Grenfell community
19 April 2018
GMB welcome new wage agreement with Wilson James
GMB welcome new wage agreement with Wilson James to improve standard of living for members
19 April 2018
GMB call on government to take more action on fly-tipping following…
GMB call on government and local authorities for more action on fly tipping as Parliament debates the…
18 April 2018
GMB reply to Ofwat’s response to Frank Field MP letter
GMB reply to Ofwat’s response to Frank Fields letter regarding Anglian Water pension scheme
18 April 2018
GMB call on Four Seasons Health Care to explain care home closure…
GMB call on Four Seasons Health Care to explain decision to close care home in Walthamstow as 45 residents…
17 April 2018
GMB London join protest over Carillion job losses
GMB London to join protest over Carillion job losses on 18 April outside the British Museum
12 April 2018
GMB oppose takeover of Norfolk Fire Service by Police Commissioner
GMB support widespread opposition to Police Commissioner option of taking over Norfolk Fire Service
10 April 2018
GMB meet with Chelmsford MP to discuss taxi and private hire…
GMB meeting with member of Parliament for Chelmsford for taxi and private hire regulations to enable…
06 April 2018
GMB call on Haringey Council to halt plans to issue redundancy…
GMB call on Haringey Council to halt plans to issue redundancy notices to care home staff pending consultations…
05 April 2018
GMB and SH Pratt & Co sign recognition agreement
GMB and SH Pratt & Co Ltd sign recognition agreement on 7th march 2018
29 March 2018
GMB respond to confirmation of Colman's factory closure
GMB respond to confirmation of closure of Colman's of Norwich factory
28 March 2018
GMB question Coca-Cola's decision to close factory in Milton…
GMB question decision by Coca-Cola to close factory in Milton Keynes following confirmation announcement
27 March 2018
GMB London support petition to ensure votes for residents facing…
GMB London support demolition watch London campaign to ensure votes for residents on estates facing regeneration
23 March 2018
GMB welcome Parliament vote on 3rd Heathrow runway
GMB London welcome announcement of vote in parliament in the summer on approving 3rd runway at Heathrow…
22 March 2018
GMB welcome House of Lords decision to delay free school meal…
GMB welcome House of Lords vote to delay change to eligibility rules for free school meals with 212,238…
22 March 2018
GMB welcome House of Lords decision to delay free school meal…
GMB welcome House of Lords vote to delay change to eligibility rules for free school meals with 95,613…
22 March 2018
GMB attend meeting opposing NHS outsourcing in Bedfordshire,…
GMB to attend public meeting on 22 March to oppose first steps in outsourcing NHS in Bedfordshire, Milton…
21 March 2018
GMB welcome Clive Lewis MP raising Britvic closing costs issue…
GMB welcome Norwich MP raising the issue of the "one off costs" of closing the Britvic site in Norwich…
20 March 2018
GMB sign recognition agreement with Fitzpatrick Home Care
?GMB welcome decision by Fitzpatrick Home Care to sign a recognition agreement with the union
19 March 2018
GMB members protest sacking of Amey electrician
GMB members protest in support of electrician sacked by Amey for raising concern over working practices
19 March 2018
GMB blame hands off approach of Boris Johnson for lack of app-service…
GMB blame former London Mayor Boris Johnson and TfL for lack of regulation of app-based private hire…
15 March 2018
GMB call on employers in London to examine cleaning products…
GMB call on the employers and government to examine cleaning products used by cleaners in London following…
15 March 2018
GMB call on employers in East of England to examine cleaning…
GMB call on the employers and government to examine cleaning products used by cleaners in East of England following study on health effects
14 March 2018
GMB call on councillors in East of England to use Bus Services…
GMB call on local authority councillors in East of England to begin implementing the Bus Services Act…
14 March 2018
Mayor Khan Backs Making It
London Mayor Sadiq Khan poised to back GMB 'Making It' campaign
09 March 2018
GMB call for union role following list of underpaying employers…
GMB call for union role as 17 employers in East of England are named and shamed for underpaying minimum…
09 March 2018
GMB call for union role following list of underpaying employers…
GMB call for union role as 23 employers in London are named and shamed for underpaying minimum wage workers
09 March 2018
Unions accuse Anglian Water of seeking industrial unrest over…
Trade unions accuse Anglian Water of seeking industrial unrest over pension scheme closur
08 March 2018
GMB call on government to heed warnings following report on financial…
GMB call on government to heed National Audit Office warning on impact of care costs on the sustainability…
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07 March 2018
Date set for Uber Court of Appeal hearing
Uber’s court of appeal hearing set for 31 October and 1 November
06 March 2018
GMB slam Azzurra following denial of flexible working hours
GMB slam Heathrow contractor Azzurra following denial of flexible working hours for female staff at employment…
06 March 2018
GMB call on Ofwat to speak out over water companies stealing…
GMB call on Ofwat to speak out on issue of water companies stealing employees pensions following statement…
05 March 2018
GMB call on Green Tomato Cars to improve employment practices
GMB call on Green Tomato Cars to improve employment practices to lower numbers leaving the company
02 March 2018
GMB vows to use statutory route to enforce workers' rights at…
GMB vows to use statutory route to enforce workers' rights at west London building materials firm after…
26 February 2018
GMB call on Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd to stick to London…
GMB call on Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd to stick to their promise of paying staff London Living Wage…
26 February 2018
GMB support Newham march against academisation
GMB London to support Newham march against academisation on Monday 26 February
22 February 2018
North Middlesex Hospital strike threat looms
Strike threat looms for GMB members at North Middlesex Hospital over ‘poverty pay’
20 February 2018
GMB welcome working partnership agreement with Wilson James
GMB welcome working partnership agreement with Wilson James covering members at auction house in London
16 February 2018
GMB warn of consequences following Uber’s licensing announcement
GMB say that there could be consequences from Uber announcement that drivers can only work for Uber in…
16 February 2018
GMB London support TUC rally for 'a new deal for working people'…
GMB call on members to mobilise for TUC march and rally for ‘a new deal for working people’ on 12 May
15 February 2018
GMB welcome aspects of private hire policy statement from TfL
GMB welcome decision by TfL to offer duty of care for private hire drivers but feel driver safety is…
14 February 2018
Transport associate professionals top East of England pay league…
Transport associate professionals top East of England full time average pay league at £83,795 average…
14 February 2018
Chief executives and senior officials top London pay league table
Chief executives and senior officials top London full time average pay league at £143,323 average with…
12 February 2018
GMB Professional Drivers clarify terms used to describe different…
GMB Professional Drivers call for more clarity in using terms to describe different types of cabs and…
12 February 2018
GMB London welcome London Mayor’s announcement to ballot residents…
GMB London welcome announcement by London Mayor Sadiq Khan that estates residents in London will be balloted…
07 February 2018
GMB call on F.P. Herting & Son plc to improve following contract…
GMB call on F.P. Herting & Son plc to improve employment practices following numerous allegations of…
31 January 2018
GMB shocked by closure announcement of Coca-Cola factory in Milton…
GMB shocked by decision to close factory in Milton Keynes in 2019
31 January 2018
West Drayton residents call on Hillingdon Tories to stop ignoring…
West Drayton resident's call on Hillingdon Tories to heed concerns about Heathrow linked parking problems
31 January 2018
GMB study shows erosion of manufacturing sector in London since…
52,000 fall in the number of workers in manufacturing sector in London since 2006/7 as erosion of the…
30 January 2018
GMB launch petition calling on government to increase school…
GMB launch petition calling on government to increase school funding to local authority and stop education…
29 January 2018
GMB support march on NHS crisis on 3 February
GMB London support march on 3 February in London to demand government action on crisis in the NHS
24 January 2018
Bullying head teacher resigns at Bangabandhu School
GMB welcome resignation of bullying head teacher but call on governing body to follow after failing to…
24 January 2018
GMB members at Wilko seek more hours of work per week
GMB London members at Wilko seek to have more hours work to help pay for essentials as part of forthcoming…
23 January 2018
GMB slam TfL proposals to reopen ending congestion charge exemption…
GMB slam TfL proposal to reopen ending congestion charge exemption for private hire vehicles
23 January 2018
GMB members successfully campaign for step-free access at Sudbury…
GMB welcome outcome of successful campaign by members for step-free access at Sudbury Hill Station
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23 January 2018
GMB accuse PM of not taking action over greedy bosses
GMB accuse Prime Minister of talking the talk but taking no action over greedy bosses who help themselves…
18 January 2018
GMB brand Uber hours cap a belated response to licensing loss
GMB London brand Uber hours cap as belated response to licensing loss in London
17 January 2018
GMB stress importance of getting on with third runway at Heathrow
GMB stress importance of getting on with third runway at Heathrow Airport for jobs and transport links…
17 January 2018
GMB seek talks with XPO Logistics following announcement of warehouse…
GMB seek urgent talks with XPO Logistics over decision to close Neasden warehouse in March 2019 as M&S…
17 January 2018
GMB say strike action possible following unfair dismissal at…
GMB say Watford General Hospital strike possible following sacking of union representative
12 January 2018
GMB challenge views of the new Minister for Transport on Uber…
GMB challenge views of new Minister of State for the Department of Transport Jo Johnson on decision not…
12 January 2018
GMB members reject TRS Wholesale contract dated 2013
GMB members at Southall Cash and Carry firm reject reduction in terms and conditions of employment
11 January 2018
GMB London calls on investigation into ambulance response time…
GMB London calls on Secretary of State for Health and East of England Ambulance Service to investigate…
09 January 2018
GMB members at Tower Hamlets school ignored by local authority
GMB reiterate call for Tower Hamlets Council to respond to the grievances of members at Bangabandhu School
08 January 2018
GMB study shows average earnings in East of England have decreased…
Average earnings in East of England in 2017 are still only 89.4% of real value in 2007 after inflation new GMB study shows
08 January 2018
GMB study shows average earnings in London have decreased since…
Average earnings in London in 2017 are still only 84.6% of real value in 2007 after inflation new GMB…
05 January 2018
GMB concerned with ambulance failings
81-year old woman found dead in Clacton on 2nd January by ambulance crew who arrived at her property…
04 January 2018
GMB shocked by Unilever closure
GMB shocked by devastating news that Colman’s of Norwich is to close in 2019
21 December 2017
GMB firefighters to strike at Southend airport
Planned GMB strike to go ahead at Southend airport from 22nd Dec to 6th January
21 December 2017
GMB call on Business Secretary to intervene in Britvic closure
GMB call on Business Secretary Greg Clarke to intervene in the closure of Britvic Norwich over complete…
21 December 2017
Public sector employment falls in London
Public sector employment in London falls by 25,018 since 2009 new GMB study shows
21 December 2017
Public sector employment falls in East of England
Public sector employment in East of England falls by 40,295 since 2009 new GMB study shows
20 December 2017
Last ditch talks to avert strike at Southend airport break down
Last ditch talks to avert strike at Southend airport break down after GMB members reject derisory offer
13 December 2017
GMB calls for withdrawal of Hillingdon Council sick pay proposal
GMB calls on Hillingdon Council to withdraw proposal to stop paying sick pay for the first three days
08 December 2017
GMB call on Basildon Council to uphold stricter enforcement of…
GMB call on Basildon Borough Council to uphold stricter enforcement of taxi and private hire rules to…
08 December 2017
Employers not paying minimum wage named and shamed in East of…
GMB call for unions to be able to help enforce minimum wage rates as 15 employers in East of England…
08 December 2017
Employers not paying minimum wage named and shamed in London
GMB call for unions to be able to help enforce minimum wage rates as 35 employers in London named and…
07 December 2017
Council pay offer considered by unions
GMB members to consider two year pay offer for council and school support staff proposed by local government…
06 December 2017
Azzurra HR department ignore grievances of female staff
GMB calls on HR department of Azzurra ground handling services at Heathrow Airport to respond to shift…
05 December 2017
GMB disappointed by Britvic directors disregard of Norwich factory…
GMB disappointed by Britvic directors disregard of Norwich factory closure
05 December 2017
Southend airport firefighters to strike over Christmas and New…
GMB firefighters strike at Southend airport from 22 December 2017 to 6 January 2018
05 December 2017
GMB conduct satisfaction survey at FM360 trading company
GMB conduct satisfaction survey of employees at FM360 trading company in Hounslow following reports of…
04 December 2017
GMB calls for investigation into Bright Tribe schools
GMB calls for education authorities in East of England to investigate bright tribes run schools in the…
30 November 2017
GMB support Picturehouse workers in living wage dispute
GMB London call on members to support London cinema workers in dispute for living wage and workers rights
28 November 2017
GMB calls for action over social mobility ‘coldspots’ in East…
GMB London calls for urgent action in the 10 local authorities in the East of England identified as social…
28 November 2017
Drop of 58,500 in council jobs in London since 2010
London 32 councils show drop in headcount of 58,500 for employment numbers between 2010 and 2017 new…
27 November 2017
Drop of 77,200 in council jobs in East of England since 2010
East of England 51 councils show drop of 77,200 in headcount for employment numbers between 2010 and…
27 November 2017
GMB London support Tower Hamlets school parents protest
GMB support parents protest at Tower Hamlets school on 27th Nov over failure to deal with bullying by…
24 November 2017
GMB support parents protest outside Tower Hamlets School
GMB support parents protest outside Tower Hamlets School on Monday 27th November to demand action from…
21 November 2017
GMB demand Tower Hamlets council take action over bullying by…
GMB demand that Tower Hamlets council take action to end bullying by headteacher at Bangabandhu School
20 November 2017
GMB demand Suez reinstate worker sacked after Health and Safety…
GMB demand that Suez reinstate sacked Brentford member after Health and Safety Executive visit site
16 November 2017
GMB to ballot members at Southend airport for strike action in…
GMB to ballot members at Southend airport for strike action in pay dispute
09 November 2017
GMB to ask CAC to get Britvic to release document on case for…
GMB to ask the Central Arbitration Committee to rule that Britvic must disclose document to union on…
07 November 2017
GMB step up campaign for Living Wage to be paid to outsourced…
GMB to step up campaign for Living Wage of £10.20 per hour in London and £8.75 outside London for outsourced…
03 November 2017
GMB call on Britvic directors to intervene in closure of Robinsons…
GMB call on Britvic independent directors to intervene in closure of Robinsons factory in Norwich
31 October 2017
GMB London call on councils to be more active against fly-tipping
GMB London call on councils to be more active against fly-tipping with 75,447 incidents in East of England…
24 October 2017
Pay offer ballot for HC-One care workers extended to November…
Pay offer ballot for HC-One care workers in East of England and London extended to November 10th
23 October 2017
GMB taxi protest in Aylesbury halted as Bucks CC address concerns…
GMB taxi protest in Aylesbury halted as Buckingham County Council address concerns over taxi ranks
20 October 2017
GMB drivers protest in Aylesbury on Monday 23 October over reduced…
GMB professional drivers to protest in Aylesbury on Monday 23 October over reduced income arising from…
16 October 2017
GMB Harrow hold Show Racism the Red Card event Wednesday 18 October
GMB Harrow hold international day to support Show Racism the Red Card on Wednesday 18 October
16 October 2017
Norwich MP vows to work with GMB to save Britvic jobs under threat
Norwich MP vows to work with GMB to save Britvic jobs under threat
06 October 2017
GMB Hospital workers protest with BBQ at North Middlesex hospital
GMB Hospital workers protest with BBQ at North Middlesex hospital
04 October 2017
GMB members see improving customer service as key to winning…
GMB members see improving customer service as key to winning better pay and job security
03 October 2017
BRITVIC factory in Norwich to close putting 242 jobs at risk
BRITVIC factory in Norwich to close putting 242 jobs at risk
28 September 2017
GMB call on Heathrow to end poverty pay and implement London…
GMB call on Heathrow owners to insist that all contractors at airport pay London Living wage of £9.75…
27 September 2017
GMB to march on Saturday 30 September against cuts to services…
GMB London to join march on Saturday 30 september 2017 to stop plans to close A&E services at Ealing…
27 September 2017
Union protest at Enfield Hospital over redundancies and wage…
More union protest at North Middlesex Hospital over hospital redundancies and wage cuts on Friday 29…
25 September 2017
Landmark legal victory as courts rule Addison Lee drivers are…
Once again the courts have agreed with our argument regarding bogus self-employment.
25 September 2017
Fracas at GMB protest against poverty pay at Watford General…
Fracas at GMB protest against poverty pay at Watford General Hospital AGM
25 September 2017
1,695 food establishments in Eastern region require improvement…
1,695 (3.6%) food establishments in Eastern region require improvement to Food Hygiene Standards
25 September 2017
6,712 food establishments in London require improvement to Food…
6,712 (10.1%) food establishments in London require improvement to Food Hygiene Standards
22 September 2017
GMB Sign recognition agreement with University of East Anglia…
This is a groundbreaking initiative organising working students says GMB London.
21 September 2017
GMB sign voluntary recognition agreement with West London Food…
GMB signs voluntary recognition agreement at West London food manufacturing company, Bombay Halwa. Our…
19 September 2017
GMB protest against poverty pay at Watford general hospital AGM…
We hope the AGM will find time to consider our concerns and put things right says GMB London.
19 September 2017
GMB Union protest outside North Middlesex hospital over hospital…
The local people of Enfield deserve more than cuts to their hospital staff at a time in London when emergency…
18 September 2017
GMB London call on transport for London to insist that Uber limit…
Limits on long hours were brought in as excessive hours were identified as the direct cause of the Clapham…
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…
12 September 2017
GMB Professional drivers branch secretary wins organiser of the…
GMB professional drivers branch secretary wins organiser of the year award at TUC Congress in Brighton.
11 September 2017
Uttlesford has 18 cabs per 1,000 residents, highest in Southern…
Uttlesford has 18 cabs per 1,000 residents and is highest in the south and east of England where the…
05 September 2017
GMB join protest in Parliament Square over award of Big Ben contract…
GMB join protest in Parliament Square today over award of Big Ben contract to blacklisters Sir Robert…
01 September 2017
GMB to call in HSE to Hounslow Council Subsidiary over workers…
GMB to call in Health and Safety Executive to Hounslow Council Subsidiary over workers exposure to asbestos
24 August 2017
GMB to support campaign against deportation
GMB support campaign to stop deportation of partner of GMB member with four children
18 August 2017
GMB 'confident' of reducing ASDA job losses
GMB 'confident' of reducing ASDA job losses
16 August 2017
GMB hope to reduce Wilko job losses
GMB hopeful that talks can reduce the number of job losses at Wilko stores
15 August 2017
Essex steel company agree on pay increase for GMB members after…
Substantial 3 year pay deal for GMB members at Essex steel firm after 10 year pay freeze
10 August 2017
Average rents for a two bedroom property increase 26% since 2011…
Average rents for a two bedroom property increase 26% since 2011 in London new GMB study show
10 August 2017
Average rents for a two bedroom property increase 27% since 2011…
Average rents for a two bedroom property increase 27% since 2011 in East of England new GMB study shows
03 August 2017
16 Boroughs in London have employment rate below UK average
16 Boroughs in London have employment rate below UK average
03 August 2017
12 areas in Eastern England have employment rate below UK average
12 areas in Eastern England have employment rate below UK average
02 August 2017
GMB call for HSE to investigate at Kolak Snack Food, West London…
GMB call for Health and Safety Executive to investigate at Kolak Snack Food, West London for not sending…
01 August 2017
GMB member from Camden subjected to race hate crime finally gets…
GMB member from Camden who was subjected to race hate crime finally gets justice
26 July 2017
23,250 new dwellings completed in London in 2016/17, only 5,360…
23,250 new dwellings completed in London in 2016/17 of which only 5,360 are social housing units, way…
26 July 2017
17,650 new dwellings completed in Eastern region in 2016/17,…
17,650 new dwellings completed in Eastern region in 2016/17 of which only 2,690 are social housing units,…
21 July 2017
GMB protest outside Tower Hamlets school following bullying reports…
GMB protest outside Tower Hamlets school following reports into bullying by the headteacher
21 July 2017
GMB call on H&F council to tell Idverde to pay grounds workers…
GMB call on Hammersmith and Fulham council to intervene and tell Idverde to pay grounds workers what…
19 July 2017
GMB part of new trade union education forum in Waltham Forest
GMB part of new joint trades union education forum set up in LB Waltham Forest to deal with cuts in the…
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…
13 July 2017
GMB London support BWTUC call for 159 empty homes in Chelsea…
GMB London support BWTUC call for Clarion Housing to bring back 159 social housing units in Chelsea for…
13 July 2017
Retired Members Association (RMA) meeting - July 2017
RMA held a meeting today at the GMB Euston Office. Two guest speakers from UnionLine, Charlotte Hudson…
13 July 2017
GMB London welcome all parliamentary group on taxi report to…
GMB London welcome all parliamentary group on taxi report to cap number of private hire drivers
06 July 2017
Earnings in 27 London boroughs still below 2007 level
Earnings in 27 London boroughs still below 2007 level once inflation has been taken into account new…
06 July 2017
Earnings in all East of England authorities still below 2007…
Earnings in all 9 areas in the East of England still below 2007 level once inflation has been taken into…
29 June 2017
GMB demands reinstatement of Watford General Hospital porter…
GMB demands reinstatement of Watford General Hospital porter suspended for rolling up trouser legs
29 June 2017
GMB call on London Mayor to get involved as introduction of English…
GMB call on London Mayor to get involved and put forward a more straightforward and cost effective English…
27 June 2017
GMB concerned schools awarding contracts without following procurement…
GMB concerned that schools awarding contracts without following procurement rules
27 June 2017
GMB members in Tower Hamlets school seek justice for bullying…
GMB members in Tower Hamlets Primary School seek justice for threats and bullying by headteacher
26 June 2017
GMB London branch officer wins employment tribunal case
GMB London branch officer wins employment tribunal case against London borough of Camden to be allowed…
22 June 2017
Watford hospital worker suspended for rolling trousers up on…
The suspended worker has been treated unfairly in our view and should be reinstated immediately and a…
12 June 2017
IT company 'threatens redundancy for staff voting Labour'
GMB fury after Watford IT company 'threatens redundancy for staff voting Labour'
06 June 2017
GMB pledge to support London driver victimised by security firm…
GMB pledge to support London driver victimised by security firm for trades union activities
06 June 2017
GMB wins recognition at EAT food Wembley plant
GMB wins recognition at EAT food Wembley plant
06 June 2017
GMB study show 800,000 workers in London paid less than £10 per…
Over 800,000 workers in London paid less than £10 per hour should vote for Labour promise of higher living…
06 June 2017
GMB study show 860,000 workers in the East of England region…
Over 860,000 workers in the East of England region paid less than £10 per hour should vote for Labour…
05 June 2017
GMB oppose threatened cuts of 25% of classroom based support…
GMB oppose threatened cuts of 25% of classroom based support staff in Essex school
05 June 2017
GMB study show average house prices over 14 times average earnings…
GMB study show average house prices over 14 times average earnings in London
05 June 2017
GMB study show average house prices over 9 times average earnings…
GMB study show average house prices over 9 times average earnings in Eastern England
04 June 2017
Lambeth GMB member wins prestigious National Award for her inspirational…
Lambeth GMB member wins prestigious National Award for her inspirational equality work
04 June 2017
GMB London awarded President's Leadership Award for Equality…
GMB London awarded President's Leadership Award for Equality 2017 at GMB Congress in Plymouth
04 June 2017
Cambridge resident given GMB Health & Safety Award at GMB Congress…
Cambridge resident given GMB Health & Safety Award at GMB Congress in Plymouth
02 June 2017
Manifesto Comparisons
The Conservative party have shown their true colours in their Manifesto with their attitude towards Pensioners.
01 June 2017
GMB call on 743,000 public sector workers in London to vote for…
GMB call on 743,000 public sector workers in London to vote for end to public sector pay cap
01 June 2017
GMB call on 425,000 public sector workers in the East of England…
GMB call on 425,000 public sector workers in the East of England to vote for an end to public sector…
30 May 2017
Nearly every school in Luton faces funding reductions under Tory…
Nearly every school in Luton faces funding reductions under Tory budget formula
17 May 2017
Three quarters of Norwich schools face funding reductions under…
Three quarters of Norwich schools face funding reductions under Tory budget formula
16 May 2017
GMB prepares legal action against TfL
We want to remind TfL of their obligations to all London transport users and not just to powerful lobbyists…
03 May 2017
GMB launch campaign to halt 32 job losses at White City Primary…
GMB London launch campaign to halt 32 job losses at White City Primary Academy School
26 April 2017
Widow of worker killed at work in 2015 to read impact statement…
Widow of worker killed at work in 2015 to read victim impact statement at Workers Memorial Day event…
21 April 2017
International Workers Memorial Day events 2017
GMB in Milton Keynes event on Sunday 23rd April as part of International Workers Memorial Day in London…
19 April 2017
GMB London secures jobs at Heathrow insolvent firm
GMB London reaches agreement to secure jobs at Heathrow for workers hit by insolvency at airline catering…
12 April 2017
ACAS ballot for GMB recognition at EAT Wembley Kitchens
ACAS ballot of 200 EAT food workers at Wembley plant from 2nd May over union rights for GMB members
04 April 2017
GMB call on ONS to flash more prominent health warnings on population…
GMB London call on ONS to flash more prominant health warnings on London borough population projections…
29 March 2017
Strike looms at troubled hospital
Watford General Hospital workers prepare to strike as 98% favour strike action over Zero Hour Contracts…
22 March 2017
GMB secure pay rise and union rights for security staff at Natural…
GMB secure pay rise and union rights for security staff at London Natural History Museum.
22 March 2017
GMB call on mayor to put forward a more straightforward and less…
GMB call on London Mayor to think again and put forward a more straightforward and less expensive English…
22 March 2017
GMB meeting at Southend School on 24 March over redundancy threat
GMB meeting at Southend academy school on Friday 24 March over threats of redundancies of schools support…
16 March 2017
GMB welcome call by Demolition Watch for mayor to honour election…
GMB London welcome call by Demolition Watch London for Mayor to honour election pledge for residents…
16 March 2017
GMB president Mary Turner to be honoured with CBE for recognition…
I am absolutely delighted that our Mary Turner, our inspirational president that truly exemplifies the…
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…
14 March 2017
GMB London launch £10 per hour campaign at Park Royal Industrial…
GMB London launch campaign for £10 per hour for 40,000 workers at over 2,000 firms in park royal industrial…
14 March 2017
GMB London anger over denial of rights at work to members in…
GMB London anger over denial of rights at work to members in Haringey Schools.
07 March 2017
GMB call on Ealing Council to step in to stop Bullying in outsourced…
GMB call on Ealing borough council to step in to stop bullying and harrassment in outsourced street cleaning…
07 March 2017
GMB warn children’s education held back in some schools due to…
GMB London warn that Children's education is being held back in some schools due to staff problems arising…
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…
06 March 2017
GMB demand G4S ambulance staff are provided with toilet facilities
GMB demands that G4S ambulance staff are provided with toilet facilities while working in Ilford and…
03 March 2017
GMB welcome pay cut reversal for Ealing Care Home staff
GMB welcome pay cut reversal by Viridian Housing for Ealing Care home staff.
01 March 2017
GMB London to join NHS March on Saturday 4 March in Tavistock…
GMB London to join NHS march on Saturday 4th March 2017 in Tavistock Square.
28 February 2017
GMB join further protest against Haringey Development Vehicle…
GMB join further protest on Thursday 2 March calling on Haringey council to abandon plans for development…
23 February 2017
GMB concerns over safety of ambulance staff on G4S contract
GMB concerns over safety and welfare of ambulance staff working on the G4S ambulance contract in Ilford…
20 February 2017
GMB Drivers branch organise meeting to address areas of concern…
GMB professional drivers branch organise meeting to address areas of concern in the Hatfield and Welwyn…
20 February 2017
GMB London snapshot school support staff
GMB London snapshot reveal school support staff are regularly being asked to work unpaid hours.
20 February 2017
GMB call for ford to pay Living Wage for all contractors
GMB call for Ford to pay living wage for all contractors to be discussed at meeting.
17 February 2017
King George Hospital Breakfast man reinstated
Hospital porter at King George hospital in Ilford has been reinstated.
15 February 2017
GMB welcome David Lammy statement on Haringey development vehicle
The leadership of Haringey Council need to listen before taking a £2 billion pound give away gamble of…
14 February 2017
GMB union protest over bacon and egg sacking at Ilford hospital
GMB Union protest Thursday 16th February over bacon and egg sacking at King George hospital in Ilford.
13 February 2017
GMB Protest, 14th February, over Haringey Council giving £2bn…
GMB protest on Tuesday 14th February over Haringey Council giving £2 billion of Council property to private…
10 February 2017
GMB Welcome court of appeal decision to reject Pimlico plumbers
GMB Welcome court of appeal decision to reject Pimlico plumbers appeal over worker status of former worker.
10 February 2017
Hospital Staff in fury over bacon and egg sacking
Staff at King Georges Hospital, Ilford, have reacted angrily to the instant dismissal of a trusted colleague.
09 February 2017
New homes well below growth in population in 30 boroughs in London…
New homes well below growth in population in 30 boroughs in London GMB study shows in response to government…
09 February 2017
New homes well below growth in population in 41 areas in Eastern…
New homes well below growth in population in 41 areas in the Eastern region GMB study shows in response…
02 February 2017
GMB London call for consultation to be final round in go ahead…
GMB London calls for consultation launch today to be the final round in go ahead for 3rd runway at Heathrow.
02 February 2017
GMB call on govt to crack down on £900,000 PR spend by academy…
GMB call on government to crack down on £900,000 spend on PR by academy group with 11 schools in the…
30 January 2017
GMB London calls on govt to add local dimension to new industrial…
GMB London calls on Government to add local dimension to new industrial strategy as study shows 16 areas…
26 January 2017
GMB London study shows GDP per head recovered to 2.1% above 2007…
GMB London study shows the GDP per head in 2016 has recovered to 2.1% above 2007 level after 7 years…
25 January 2017
July tribunal date set by London hearing on Addison lee unfair…
July tribunal date set by London hearing today on Addison Lee unfair dismissals cases.
24 January 2017
Hearing tomorrow on GMB Members Unfair dismissal claim against…
Hearing tomorrow at central London employment tribunal on GMB members claims against Addison Lee over…
16 January 2017
379,500 lower paid London working families get average £145 per…
379,500 lower paid London working families get average of £145 per week in child and working tax credits…
16 January 2017
Victory for GMB members suspended in hospital safety row
Hospital workers reinstated after being suspended for refusing to use equipment dangerous to themselves…
30 December 2016
2016 average earnings for majority of occupations well below…
2016 Average earnings for 33 occupations are between 20% and 54% below 2007 levels with further 117 between…
22 December 2016
GMB pledge to defend staff suspended at Watford Hospital
GMB pledge to defend staff suspended at Watford hospital after refusing to use equipment dangerous to…
20 December 2016
GMB call on Heathrow contractor to resume pay talks
GMB London call on Heathrow contractor to resume pay talks using ACAS and to pay a liveable London wage.
16 December 2016
GMB announce further protest to take place outside Watford General…
GMB members at Watford general hospital announce further protest on 21st December in dispute over pay.
15 December 2016
GMB call for plan to end social care funding lottery
GMB call for plan to end lottery of how social care is funded and make sure the elderly and vulnerable…
12 December 2016
GMB survey reveals Teaching Assistants feel more like nurses
GMB London survey reveals that teaching assistants are called to do more medical duties following decline…
07 December 2016
GMB welcome Heathrow commitment to the London Living Wage
GMB welcomes Heathrow's commitment to pay London living wage now £9.75 per hour for direct and contract…
28 November 2016
GMB call for more robust tax regime to reduce vacant properties…
GMB call for a more robust tax regime to reduce the 59,881 vacant properties in London.
22 November 2016
GMB and Islington Council to mobilize 40,000 tenants to oppose…
GMB and Islington Council join forces to mobilize 40,000 tenants to oppose housing and planning act.
16 November 2016
GMB welcome decision to refuse planning permission for Sutton…
GMB welcome last night's decision by Kensington and Chelsea planning committee to reject Sutton Trust…
14 November 2016
GMB call on K&C planning committee to reject Sutton Trust plan
GMB call on Kensington and Chelsea planning committee on Tuesday 15 November to endorse rejection of…
08 November 2016
London head earns over 17 times Teaching Assistants salary
Lambeth federation school headteacher earns over 17 times more than London based teaching assistants.
07 November 2016
GMB fear massive wage cuts for care home staff in Ealing
GMB call on Labour group in Ealing Council to avert pay cuts for lower paid women workers in outsourced…
04 November 2016
GMB protest at Watford Hospital, Thursday 10th November
GMB Protest at Watford General Hospital on Thursday 10th November in dispute over pay.
02 November 2016
Ambulance services consistently failing to achieve response time…
Ambulance services across the South East, East and London are consistently failing to achieve vital targets…
28 October 2016
Strike averted at North Norfolk as GMB members accept company…
A strike by GMB members employed by Kier Environmental services on the North Norfolk refuse and recycling…
26 October 2016
Earnings in 27 London boroughs still below 2007 level
We need more years of growth to fill the gap and to meet the ever rising cost of housing says GMB London.…
24 October 2016
Workers on average earnings priced out of rental housing market…
Average rents for a two bedroom property rise to over a third of average pay in 14 east of England authorities…
24 October 2016
Average rents for a two bedroom property rise to over half of…
A massive programme to build more homes is absolutely essential and has to get underway without delay…
14 October 2016
GMB workers on North Norfolk refuse contract to strike
Members do the same difficult job as their colleagues in Kings Lynn, working long hours in all weather…
10 October 2016
GMB refute inaccurate statements by Kier Environmental Services
GMB rebutted the claims made by Kier Environmental Services management over the strike by GMB members…
04 October 2016
GMB members at Kier Environmental Services in North Norfolk vote…
The high turnout and acceptance of industrial strike action is a clear indicator to the company of GMB…