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…
21 May 2025
Airport Workers Against Abuse Charter
Our Goal to Stop Workplace Abuse and Create a Safe, Fair Workplace for All Airport Workers
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…
01 January 1970
NHS PRB 2025: update your contact details
The NHS Pay Review Body will announce its recommendations soon on 2025-2026 pay.
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…
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 January 1970
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…
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…
22 August 2024
Five food banks receive a donation of £1,000 from GMB London…
“The last 14 years of the Conservative government have meant that most adults in the UK are familiar…
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
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…
31 August 2023
Five food banks received a donation of £1,000 each
Escalating use of food banks is driven by low pay and an inadequate welfare benefit system
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…
24 January 2023
GMB member is proud of GMB’s action to help win substantial PI…
Quick action and photographic evidence taken by a GMB Branch Health and Safety Officer helps GMB’s law…
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)…