05 June 2024
Engineering workers win new pay deal after 5 days of strike action
Members of GMB at Crane Building Services and Utilities have accepted a 7 per cent pay deal following…
04 June 2024
Transport union’s staff begin 15 days of industrial action
Staff working at TSSA begin strike action over ‘culture’ dispute with the Union’s management.
24 May 2024
GMB Union welcomes recognition with Trans Rights charity
GMB has signed a Recognition Agreement with Gendered Intelligence, one of Britain’s leading Trans Support…
15 May 2024
New plans approved to improve the Commemorative Site of union…
Plans have been approved (14th May 2024) to protect and enhance a historic site linked to Will Thorne,…
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13 May 2024
Workers at engineering company crane announce two weeks of strike…
GMB Members at Crane Building Services and Utilities in Hitchin announce strike dates following overwhelming…
03 May 2024
Industrial action to hit specialist utilities pipework company
GMB Members at Crane Building Services and Utilities have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking industrial…
29 April 2024
Staff at TSSA rail union to strike on Tuesday 30 April
TSSA trade union staff are taking a day of strike action on Tuesday 30 April, after management failed…
19 April 2024
Specialist engineering factory faces disruption to production…
GMB launched a ballot for industrial action yesterday at Crane Building Services and Utilities based…
18 April 2024
Strike dates announced at TSSA Union
New revelations of financial mismanagement also emerge, GMB Union says
15 April 2024
TSSA union staff vote for strike action
Staff working for the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking…
26 March 2024
Staff at rail union TSSA balloted for strike action
GMB members working for the TSSA rail union are to begin voting in an industrial action ballot over a…
25 March 2024
Basildon Care Home Permacare signs new recognition agreement…
GMB, the union for care workers sealed the agreement with Permacare Ltd on Tuesday 19th March following…
20 March 2024
Mind the ethnicity pay gap
A London council became the first to call for better reporting of the ethnicity pay gap.
11 January 2024
New ‘dough’ deal for Best Food Logistics’ Pret warehouse and…
Following negotiations between management and GMB members working for Best Foods (Pret A Manger), members…
11 January 2024
Evri couriers accept a bumper pay increase
Evri couriers accept bumper 13 per cent pay increase that recognises couriers' worth
09 January 2024
Heathrow workers hammered by 200 per cent parking fee hike
Workers in tears over cost fears
30 November 2023
Herts bin strike averted with a last-minute pay deal
North and East Herts binmen due to commence strike on Monday 27th November, agreed a last-minute pay…
06 November 2023
Road sign relic returned to Tower Hamlets
After being lost for over 80 years, the original road sign for Club Row in Bethnal Green in London was…
03 November 2023
Stansted’s anti-trade union cab operator takes another step to…
Street Cars is imposing more actions on drivers to try to strengthen its dominance and reduce its responsibilities…
30 October 2023
Waltham Forest Refuse Worker attacked at work faces losing job
Refuse workers in Waltham Forest 'are worried for their safety and nothing is being done to protect them'.
13 October 2023
Islington Traffic Wardens win bumper 40 per cent pay rise
Deal is testament to what a good relationship between an employer and trade union can deliver, says GMB
29 September 2023
Strike action averted as ground staff at Stansted accept bumper…
Blue Handling ground workers at Stansted have accepted a bumper pay deal just hours before receiving…
26 September 2023
Redundancy for 80 Banbury DHL staff forced through at speed without…
DHL’s actions are immoral, unethical and disrespectful, says GMB Union
19 September 2023
GMB members left feeling ‘totally worthless and humiliated’ after…
GMB members who worked in ‘Our Newham Learning and Skills’ (ONLS) have come under attack again in another…
18 September 2023
Social housing giant slammed for ‘strike breaking’ as workers…
Staff at social housing provider Grand Union Housing are struggling to pay their own rent, says GMB union. GMB…
13 September 2023
Sainsburys, Tesco and Waitrose among many supermarkets set to…
GMB has secured a strong mandate for Industrial action.
07 September 2023
Progress on Cambridge congestion charge is a positive move but…
Having to factor in payment for STZ will mean for some that it is no longer viable to live and work in…
29 August 2023
GMB Statement on ULEZ from Warren Kenny, GMB London Regional…
GMB Union's history is rooted in supporting workers and their families as well as speaking up for the…
08 August 2023
Stansted’s greedy car service operator is ‘crushing’ drivers…
The hike in commission rates at StreetCars implemented in June, has driven drivers to despair over concerns…
24 July 2023
DHL workers in Banbury win ‘bumper’ pay deal
Deal is testament to partnership enjoyed with DHL, says GMB Union
20 July 2023
Industrial action to hit social housing giant slammed for ‘poverty…
Staff at social housing provider Grand Union Housing can’t afford their own rent, says GMB union.
07 July 2023
Ryanair flights from Stansted could face severe disruption if…
Ryanair flights at Stansted could be severely disrupted this summer if GMB members are balloted for industrial…
07 July 2023
Pay victory for striking parking enforcers in Kensington and…
Heroic 19-Day strike action results in pay victory for NSL Workers
07 June 2023
Sewage dumping: urgent public inquiry needed into gross mismanagement…
Thousands of GMB members who work in this industry are passionate about the survival of their industry
07 June 2023
Women's teams deserve equal FA cup prize money
Women's teams deserve equal FA cup prize money
06 June 2023
Ofsted needs major overhaul
School inspection body Ofsted needs major reforms, GMB Congress?heard. A survey of GMB teaching assistant…
06 June 2023
GMB Congress celebrates the 75th Anniversary of Windrush but…
GMB Congress heard that three years after recommendations made in the Williams report, the government…
06 June 2023
GMB Congress calls on Electoral Reform Society’s Civica to insist…
Their good reputation for expertise and professionalism is being jeopardised due to problems with the…
05 June 2023
Employers must provide free hearing tests to all call handlers
Work Regulations Law must be updated to include free annual hearing tests for those workers in call-handling…
05 June 2023
Miscarriages must be included in parental bereavement leave,…
The law must be changed to give paid time off for both partners in families that experience pregnancy…
05 June 2023
Toilets for taxi drivers and transport workers ‘basic human right’…
Lack of proper facilities degrading and embarrassing, while drivers face prosecution and losing jobs,…
01 June 2023
Underpaid traffic wardens in Kensington & Chelsea set for two…
The traffic wardens are paid less than those in other London boroughs - even when working for the same…
22 May 2023
Yodel worker faces sack for simple error completing an accident…
A Yodel worker made a simple mistake when he completed a report in the employer’s accident book and now…
18 May 2023
Strikes to hit Tower Bridge, Old Bailey, Barbican and more in…
Tourist attractions across London could be forced to close as more than 900 workers walk out on 25 May,…
17 May 2023
GMB welcomes new legislation that sees workers keep all tips…
After years of campaigning for a law change, GMB London welcomes new legislation to ensure that more…
10 May 2023
RHS Chelsea Flower Show to face disruption due to strike action
100% of GMB members working for NSL Ltd, the parking enforcement contractor in Royal Borough of Kensington…
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09 May 2023
Whirlpool makes last-minute revised pay offer, avoiding strike…
Whirlpool has made a late revision to its pay offer to workers at their Peterborough factory, avoiding…
25 April 2023
Charity Bus Company employer to pay a four-figure sum to GMB…
FACT Community Transport (FACT), a charity serving the Fenland, Huntingdonshire and East Cambridgeshire…
21 April 2023
Traffic wardens in Kensington and Chelsea begin ballot on strike…
GMB members at NSL Ltd, who are contracted to provide Kensington & Chelsea’s parking enforcement operation,…
19 April 2023
Whirlpool refurbishment outlet in Peterborough set for industrial…
80% of members of GMB and Unite unions at the Whirlpool factory have voted in favour of industrial action…
19 April 2023
London’s major tourist attractions face strike action
Many of London’s major tourist attractions including Tower Bridge, the Barbican and Hampstead Heath face…
04 April 2023
Mercedes Customer Service Breakdown
Undiagnosed fault with car causes private hire driver two years of frustration and anxiety, loss of earnings,…
23 March 2023
Food giant supplying Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose hits 1,000…
Around 100 workers head to Parliament threatened with sack if they don’t accept losing paid breaks, reduced…
15 March 2023
GMB gains another major win for Private Hire Drivers who will…
A GMB member working as a Private Hire Driver for the prestigious We know London, part of the We Know…
14 March 2023
GMB welcomes employer’s common-sense approach to negotiations…
GMB has recently held intense negotiations with Best Food Logistics in Hoddesdon, on behalf of GMB members…
08 March 2023
Union-busting behaviour of Management at Didcot DHL will fail…
GMB London Region has been representing members at DHL Didcot who are calling for union recognition.…
03 March 2023
A golden opportunity has been lost to gain valuable insight from…
GMB London members who are private hire vehicle and Taxi drivers have first-hand knowledge and experience…
10 February 2023
City of London Corporation announce 40 jobs at risk across London’s…
GMB members working at London’s historic open spaces have been informed that their jobs are at risk following…
08 February 2023
East of England ambulance workers vote to strike as industrial…
East of England only ambulance trust not to have been on strike, that will now change says GMB Union.
02 February 2023
Special School Trust decides teachers and managers are more deserving…
GMB London slams Queensmill Trust for choosing to award its management and teachers a pay rise but not…
26 January 2023
ULEZ extension - Heathrow may once again face major ground staff…
GMB London backs call for Mayor to provide solution to the impact the ULEZ extension will have on Heathrow…
20 January 2023
The FA and UEFA must now follow the Football Association of Wales…
With the announcement made by the Football Association of Wales, GMB renews its call on the FA and UEFA…
20 January 2023
Being a transport Charity is not an excuse to take employees…
GMB celebrate the judgement that Fenland Association for Community Transport Ltd (FACT) acted illegally…
12 January 2023
The City of London Corporation’s GMB members to be balloted for…
Workers reliant on handouts employed at some of the capital’s attractions want proper consolidated pay…
10 January 2023
A joint statement from GMB and TSSA unions
“In response to challenges to membership levels and financial shortfalls, TSSA has contacted GMB to seek…
10 January 2023
Another falsehood from StreetCars Stansted sees drivers lose…
GMB slams StreetCars Stansted for greedy commission that left drivers out of pocket and for forcing a…
15 December 2022
Unprecedented outcome for GMB member who challenged TFL’s revocation…
Following a police notification to TFL, a GMB member operating in the capital immediately had their licence…
07 December 2022
Ready meals production workers to hold a demo against proposed…
Ready meals production workers at Noon Products will gather outside its Southall site tomorrow (8th December)…
06 December 2022
Move to arbitration as workers producing some of the nation’s…
Pilgrim Food Masters at Spurway and GMB Union have moved to arbitration after GMB members rejected the…
28 November 2022
GMB Demands Rethink on City Congestion Zone
The proposal to implement a congestion charge around Cambridge has been met with heavy criticism from…
10 November 2022
Norse put forward shameful pay offer to waste and recycling workers…
Norse Environmental Waste Services (NEWS) workers in Norfolk have been offered a three-year pay deal…
09 November 2022
Addison Lee try to dodge a Tribunal bullet to avoid compensating…
Lawyers will be back in court on Thursday 10th November after multiple delays caused by Addison Lee’s…
08 November 2022
Taxi drivers in St Albans bearing soaring running costs win increase…
At a meeting of St Albans City and District Council on 1st November, private hire drivers and members…
04 November 2022
Senior Manager at DHL (ACCORD) Didcot accuses GMB of lying about…
GMB London Region officials representing members met with DH Didcot’s senior manager calling for union…
02 November 2022
Tower Bridge, Barbican, and Old Bailey workers demonstrate over…
Dozens of workers from Tower Bridge, the Barbican, the Old Bailey and other famous tourist attractions…
25 October 2022
Struggling with increasing costs, St Albans and Harpenden Taxi…
GMB Union has submitted a request on behalf of local Taxi drivers to St Alban's District Council to increase…
20 October 2022
Tower Bridge, the Barbican, Hampstead Heath, the Old Bailey and…
83% of GMB members employed by the Corporation of London voted to reject a final and ‘non-negotiable’…
18 October 2022
Black workers treated ‘less favourably’ for bonuses and promotions…
Last night at an event held in Westminster celebrating Black History Month, GMB London Region released…
18 October 2022
Canning Town Library Plaque Long Overdue
Newham Council last night approved the mounting of a roundel plaque on the side of Canning Town Library…
12 October 2022
GMB London call on Mayor to end practices that undermine and…
What can only be described as a cartel culture is emerging between local authorities, housing associations…
11 October 2022
East of England Ambulance Service faces strike vote
The East of England Ambulance Service faces a strike vote as GMB Union launches a formal industrial action…
11 October 2022
London Ambulance Service faces strike vote
Ballot dates will be announced in the coming days
07 October 2022
GMB Union puts faith in new branch
One of Britain’s largest trade unions has launched a new branch aimed at Jewish faith workers.
05 October 2022
GMB members in Greener Ealing Ltd vote on the long overdue pay…
After 91% of GMB members showed their willingness to take strike action, a pay offer has finally been…
03 October 2022
Westminster Council must save historic gas lamps - GMB
These central London gas lamps are part of our heritage, says GMB Union GMB Union today (Monday) called…
29 September 2022
Stansted airport’s private hire drivers consider ballot for industrial…
Kicked to the curb by takeover operator StreetCars, London’s Stansted airport drivers have found that…
21 September 2022
Evri deliver blow to single mum who dared to complain
Evri courier loses her job after challenging her manager about unpaid work
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…
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…
14 September 2022
Thurrock Council collapse must not impact on council workers’…
We are extremely concerned by the reckless way Thurrock Council has been run under the Conservatives,…
08 September 2022
98% of GMB members overwhelmingly vote to reject UK Power Network’s…
UK Power Networks who maintain the electricity network across London and the South East made over £600m…
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…
06 September 2022
Refuse workers in Ealing to move forward with a consultation…
Following a mass meeting of GMB members employed by Ealing Council’s Trading Company, Greener Ealing…
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…
17 August 2022
London Borough employer signs up to GMB's domestic abuse charter
London Borough of Redbridge has signed up to GMB’s Work to Stop Domestic Abuse employer charter, - following…