18 December 2020
New wind farms supply chain in East of England could revitalise…
GMB call on councils, employers and further education providers to join lobby for wind turbines fabrication…
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18 December 2020
Chartwells, part of the Compass Group UK, needs to re-think its…
Chartwells, providers of catering and food in the education sector, makes claims about how its employees…
16 December 2020
GMB WELCOMES TOP COURT’S DECISION TO GIVE HEATHROW EXPANSION…
GMB WELCOMES TOP COURT’S DECISION TO GIVE HEATHROW EXPANSION THE GO-AHEAD GMB, the union for aviation…
15 December 2020
Heathrow Expansion Supreme Court ruling - much needed good news…
Judgement day as The Supreme Court announces their ruling on the Heathrow 3rd Runway appeal Wednesday…
09 December 2020
GMB London call for explanation why CC Committee’s figure to…
GMB London call on Climate Change Committee to explain why £10,000 costs per household to replace gas…
09 December 2020
Edwardian May Fair Hotel Union Dispute Continues
GMB London will continue to hold protests against the Edwardian Hotels over the hotel telling its furlough…
07 December 2020
It’s not a season of goodwill at Bakkavor Meals London
No season of goodwill at Bakkavor Meals London as Company withdraw £30 Christmas bonus to staff.
04 December 2020
GMB London welcomes TfL initiative to protect Taxi and Private…
GMB London welcomes the initiative by Transport for London (TfL) to support the Taxi and Private Hire…
01 December 2020
GMB London support socially distanced protest at Royal Brompton…
GMB London support socially distanced protest on 14 December at Royal Brompton Hospital board meeting…
01 December 2020
Exciting beginning for members at Heathrow employed by Wilson…
GMB LONDON WELCOME UNION RIGHTS AND BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH WILSON JAMES ON MOBILITY CONTRACT AT ALL…
23 November 2020
Save free and discounted travel for Heathrow Airport staff
From January 1, 2021 staff will incur an additional cost of £3 per day just to get to work and this comes…
23 November 2020
Oppose closure of Tower Hamlets day centres
The Council is in effect putting the most vulnerable members of society at risk for a small short term…
23 November 2020
GMB London call for top up pay for Barbican furloughed staff
By not topping up pay to the London living wage, which it can afford, the City has thrown its lowest…
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19 November 2020
Swissport slammed for not furloughing 150 staff at Stansted facing…
Swissport face having turned down the chance to do the right thing leaving staff facing an Christmas…
17 November 2020
GMB London welcome 70 Heathrow cabin cleaning jobs saved as redundancy…
Aviation has been hit hard by the public health emergency and this Government has been far too slow to…
12 November 2020
GMB London welcomes Hackney Council’s decision to bring parking…
Hackney Council’s parking enforcement officers set to be brought back in-house GMB London welcomes the…
12 November 2020
Baxter Storey at Heathrow preserve over 500 jobs
Heathrow Airport redundancy reprieve for hundreds of Hospitality workers
11 November 2020
GMB London welcomes the decision by Arsenal Football Club to…
GMB London welcomes the decision by Arsenal Football Club to sign a GMB London welcomes the decision…
09 November 2020
GMB welcome the increase of the Living Wage to £10.85 an hour…
GMB welcome increase of London Living Wage to £10.85 per hour and UK Living Wage to £9.50 per hour and…
07 November 2020
GMB announces new Acting General Secretary
GMB Union announce Warren Kenny, London Regional Secretary, will take up the position as Acting General…
06 November 2020
GMB London warns Heathrow to be ready for the return of the passengers…
GMB, the union for workers in the aviation industry is pleased to see that the public has the confidence…
02 November 2020
BEIS consultation on how to pay subsidies for biomethane closes…
SUBSIDIES FOR BIOMETHANE SHOULD BE FUNDED FROM GENERAL TAXATION NOT BY LEVY ON HOUSEHOLD GAS BILLS Levy…
02 November 2020
GMB London welcome Sizewell new nuclear go ahead
GMB London welcome report that government will give the go ahead next week to new nuclear power station…
29 October 2020
Edwardian Hotels in the Firing Line over Holiday Dispute
GMB London have concerns with the Edwardian Mayfair Hotel in Mayfair Central London over staff told to…
23 October 2020
GMB slams Conservative Congestion Charge Catastrophe
GMB London condemns Boris Johnson’s strict terms for a lifeline to maintain London’s transport system…
22 October 2020
GMB London welcomes new bill to break the secrecy of pay discrimination
GMB London welcomes the introduction by Stella Creasy, MP for Walthamstow of her Equal Pay Implementation…
21 October 2020
GMB London welcomes the commitment shown by Ealing Council in…
The incidence of domestic abuse has increased greatly since March 2020 when the lockdown began.
20 October 2020
ActiveNewham using Job Support Scheme to bring in detrimental…
GMB London has recently been informed that leisure trust ActiveNewham is currently using the Job Support…
14 October 2020
The Civil Aviation Authority refuse HAL’s plea for extra £1.7bn…
GMB London has learnt that in July Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) submitted a request for an additional…
08 October 2020
GMB London has previously warned TFL that their lack of driver…
GMB London has previously warned TFL that it should hold the information on private hire drivers and…
07 October 2020
GMB London supports Heathrow expansion to help kick start the…
GMB London will today be supporting Back Heathrow’s appeal at the Supreme Court over its plan for expansion…
02 October 2020
CQC Report - Vindication for GMB Ambulance members at EEAST
Vindication for GMB Ambulance members as CQC report slams ‘negative culture, where bullying was normalised’…
01 October 2020
GMB call on government to change enforcement of national minimum…
GMB call on government to change enforcement of national minimum wage after Boohoo internal report exposes…
29 September 2020
Time is running out to save airport communities
GMB London and Back Heathrow campaign calls for decisive action by the government to save the aviation…
28 September 2020
GMB London welcomes unanimous vote at RBKC Council opposing the…
GMB London welcome unanimous vote on 23rd September at Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) Council opposing the…
28 September 2020
House of Commons refuses to implement Government COVID measures
GMB London is alarmed that the new measures published on the 22nd of September and brought into force…
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28 September 2020
Uber has stopped at nothing to keep its London license, says…
GMB, the union for taxi and professional drives, says the company must now put its time and energy into…
28 September 2020
Yodel workers at depots in London and the South East vote by…
YODEL staff working from depots in Hatfield, Hayes, Waltham Cross, Basildon & Borehamwood could decide…
22 September 2020
GMB London survey reveals 60% of school support staff don’t feel…
Majority of Teaching Assistants ‘feel unsafe’ in London schools GMB London Survey Finds
21 September 2020
GMB London has today been informed of further aviation job losses…
GMB London has heard today that there are more aviation jobs losses as Menzies issues redundancy notice…
21 September 2020
GMB London calls for halt on new offshore wind farms until local…
GMB LONDON, ECHOING ANGER ON MORE SCOTTISH WIND FARM JOBS TO CHINA, CALL FOR HALT ON NEW OFFSHORE WIND…
16 September 2020
GMB London responds to grave report on the economic impact of…
‘The Impact of Reduced Activity at Heathrow’, a report by Oxford Economics commissioned by Heathrow Community…
14 September 2020
GMB Union brings tribunal claim against Camden Council
School premises manager dismissed on grounds of redundancy after 30 years of service after refusing to…
11 September 2020
GMB calls for Uber to respect drivers as Uber court appeal hearing…
GMB London, the union for private hire drivers is calling for Uber to respect drivers and stop treating…
11 September 2020
West Hertfordshire NHS Trust hospitals approve pay rate increase…
GMB London Region welcomes the news that West Hertfordshire NHS Trust has agreed to fund a pay rise for…
09 September 2020
Up to £27,550 cost per household for heat pumps not a Labour…
GMB London call on Labour Party to study policy implications of new official report showing heat pumps…
18 August 2020
Finally Richmond and Wandsworth Councils respond to Back Heathrow’s…
Back Heathrow campaign requested FOI requests from five London boroughs and Transport for London, asking…
18 August 2020
GMB reach a no redundancy agreement for its members in Blue Handling…
GMB London Region welcomes the no redundancy agreement by Blue Handling. The company which is part of…
11 August 2020
GMB slams Medirest Compass Group at North Middlesex University…
GMB call on Medirest Compass Group to withdraw disciplinary action against a hospital worker accused…
03 August 2020
Outsourced Luton and Dunstable cleaners win NHS pay
Luton and Dunstable Hospital’s outsourced cleaners have won the same pay as their NHS colleagues after…
30 July 2020
GMB London will today show solidarity with all aviation industry…
GMB London Region will today be represented by a number of members and officers from regional airports…
29 July 2020
GMB London win full NHS level sick pay and the London Living…
GMB WIN FULL NHS SICK PAY AND THE LONDON LIVING WAGE IN DISPUTE WITH ISS AT HOMERTON HOSPITAL
29 July 2020
Asos must come clean on the scale of job losses at its sites…
GMB LONDON IS CALLING ON ASOS TO COME CLEAN ON THE SCALE OF THE JOB LOSSES IN THE OFFING AT THE CUSTOMER…
28 July 2020
GMB call for a safe and healthy working environment for bus drivers…
GMB London commented on the independent report on the Initial assessment of London bus driver mortality…
28 July 2020
GMB London will consult and ballot our members working for ISS…
GMB London Region welcomes the positive developments made by Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation…
24 July 2020
More redundancies at Asos in Hertfordshire to follow 300 earlier…
Asos further redundancies in Leavesdon Hertfordshire to follow 300 earlier job losses to cut costs
22 July 2020
GMB London says Chancellor’s pay increase for public sector workers…
GMB London Region welcomes the Chancellors announcement of pay rises for public sector workers, but says…
17 July 2020
FOI requests show new levels of council spending to oppose Heathrow’s…
London boroughs and Transport for London have spent nearly £1m of taxpayers’ money challenging Heathrow’s…
17 July 2020
Cash crisis for workers, GMB survey reveals anger over missing…
GMB London Region survey reveals members’ anger at the government’s consistent refusal to include tronc…
17 July 2020
Shocking, disgraceful and Dickensian treatment of staff at Heathrow…
GMB London condemns the appalling actions of aircraft security firm Integrated Paramount Services limited,…
10 July 2020
More misery at Heathrow Airport as plane catering firm slashes…
LONDON AIRPORTS INCLUDING HEATHROW, DESPERATELY NEED A FINANCIAL SUPPORT PACKAGE THAT PROTECTS AND SAFEGUARDS…
10 July 2020
UK uses less than 2% of rainfall and the rest runs into seas…
NO SHORTAGE OF WATER AS UK USES LESS THAN 2% OF RAINFALL AND THE REST RUNS INTO SEAS SAYS GMB LONDON…
07 July 2020
GMB members working in House of Commons catering insist that…
GMB London Region, the union for catering staff working in the House of Commons, is calling on catering…
06 July 2020
Outsourced NHS workers – time to end them being the poor relatives…
New study of tests for the spread of the virus shows outsourced staff had sky high levels of antibodies…
06 July 2020
Our airports and the aviation industry is suffering
Aviation jobs in London Regional Airports will be threatened without continued Government Financial Support Ken…
02 July 2020
GMB London in weekend show of solidarity on NHS birthday
GMB London members and families to join weekend tributes to health and care workers and mark 72nd birthday…
30 June 2020
Government’s infrastructure plans a missed opportunity for aviation
Government’s infrastructure plans a missed opportunity for aviation The Prime Minister’s plans for…
19 June 2020
170 doctors employed by Homerton University Hospital calling…
170 doctors urge trust to rethink ‘deeply troubling’ outsourcing deal
17 June 2020
35,000 Homes on over 100 London council estates face demolition
Labour Councillors must halt threat to social homes as new report shows 35,000 homes on over 100 London…
17 June 2020
Another devastating blow at Heathrow Airport as contractor OCS…
GMB LONDON INFORMED BY OCS THAT IT INTENDS TO PULL OUT OF HEATHROW AIRPORT
12 June 2020
T.U.U.T Charitable Trust proud to donate funds to five regional…
Warren Kenny, GMB London Regional Secretary and GMB representative on the board of Trustees of the TU…
11 June 2020
GMB London says our top priority is to protect jobs at Heathrow
GMB London is calling on Mr Holland Kaye, chief executive of Heathrow Airport Ltd to meet with unions…
09 June 2020
London Mayor Sadiq Khan joins GMB’s call for QMUL to furlough…
MAYOR OF LONDON JOINS GMB LONDON AND QUEEN MARY STUDENTS’ UNION CALL FOR PRINCIPAL PROFESSOR BAILEY TO…
08 June 2020
Beefeaters amongst workers facing redundancy as HRP swings the…
GMB London call on the government to step in with support package to stop hundreds of redundancies at…
05 June 2020
GMB Says time’s running out for QMUL Students’ Union Staff Plea…
GMB London Region is supporting the campaign for QMUL Students’ Union Staff to be furloughed. Pressure…
05 June 2020
Luton Borough Council is facing job cuts due to £49m Covid-19…
GMB London Region calls for government to step in and support Luton Borough Council to avoid jobs cuts…
03 June 2020
GMB slam Stansted airport job cuts and pledge full support to…
GMB London oppose the opportunistic attempt by ABM to make 25% of their loyal employees redundant and…
03 June 2020
GMB welcomes NSL’s commitment to pay London Living Wage
GMB welcomes NSL’s commitment to pay London Living Wage of £10.75 per hour to GMB London members working…
02 June 2020
Aviation industry in crisis and jobs on the line as Heathrow…
GMB London has learnt that Qatar Airlines has announced 17 redundancies and money exchange company Travelex…
02 June 2020
Mitie celebrates Living Wage Campaign – Now our key workers must…
AS PRIVATE NHS CONTRACTOR MITIE PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR THE REAL LIVING WAGE GMB DEMAND THEY PUT THEIR MONEY…
01 June 2020
GMB London slam Water UK warning about gardeners using water…
Water Companies should see that any problem is in the systems that they are paid to operate and trying…
01 June 2020
Dispute looms at Homerton Hospital over lack of pay parity
Following the announcement from Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation to extend ISS facilities…
28 May 2020
GMB disappointed with Tristar Worldwide as redundancies consultation…
GMB has learnt today that Tristar Worldwide will commences with a 45 day consultation process following…
26 May 2020
GMB London welcomes EDF application for new £18bn nuclear power…
If the UK is to stand any chance of meeting the net zero carbon emissions targets by 2050 this project…
26 May 2020
GMB London call for NHS to roll out doubling intensive care capacity…
At the best of times capacity was stretched and more intensive care beds will bring NHS nearer to the…
26 May 2020
Councillors must check for speculative investment after report…
Councillors should see report as raising several red flags and refocus investments into the primary purpose…
21 May 2020
GMB Secures Sick Pay Breakthrough in Private Care
GMB HAVE TODAY (THURSDAY 21ST MAY) RESPONDED TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BRITAIN’S LARGEST CARE HOME PROVIDER…
21 May 2020
Back GMB student Union campaign to Furlough 300 Student Staff…
GMB ARE BACKING A STUDENT UNION CAMPAIGN AT QMUL CALLING ON THE UNIVERSITY TO ACCESS THE GOVERNMENTS…
18 May 2020
Employer in Prime Minister’s own constituency refuses to furlough…
GMB MEMBERS WORKING AT A FOOD MANUFACTURER IN BORIS JOHNSON’S CONSTITUENCY OF UXBRIDGE AND SOUTH RUISLIP…
15 May 2020
GMB Branch helps with backup supplies of PPE for local care homes
GMB DELIVERS VITAL PPE TO CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORD BOROUGH CARE HOMES
12 May 2020
Covid-19 health emergency enters new phase - GMB London calls…
GMB LONDON CALL FOR TALKS BETWEEN THE UNION AND EMPLOYERS ABOUT HOW TO IMPLEMENT A SAFE RETURN TO WORK…
07 May 2020
A completely unacceptable and borderline reckless approach to…
GMB LONDON CALL ON LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST TO EXERCISE DUTY OF CARE FOR ITS STAFF AND SERVICE…
06 May 2020
The Resignation of Amazon VP bears GMB contention that workers…
GMB LONDON CALL ON EMPLOYMENT SELECT COMMITTEE TO SEEK EVIDENCE FROM AMAZON VICE PRESIDENT TOM BRAY WHO…
04 May 2020
Heathrow Airport Ltd continues to play Russian Roulette with…
NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO OPERATE AIRPORTS SAFELY NOW ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE IF HEATHROW CEO CLAIM THAT SOCIAL…
01 May 2020
Covid-19 Testing Available for Council Workers
With substantially increased testing capacity, the government has extended testing to a wider group of…
01 May 2020
Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) must comply with social distancing…
PASSENGERS ON REPATRIATION FLIGHTS ARRIVING INTO HEATHROW ARE PUTTING THE LIVES OF AIRPORT WORKERS AND…
29 April 2020
GMB union calls for halt to outsourcing sackings done under cover…
ASOS MAKE ‘HEARTLESS, IMMORAL AND HYPOCRITICAL’ REDUNDANCIES SENDING UK JOBS OVERSEAS DURING COVID CRISIS
29 April 2020
BA has jumped the gun on 12,000 job losses and should withdraw…
GMB LONDON SAY BA IS JUMPING THE GUN WITH 12,000 JOB LOSSES AS HOW SOON RECOVERY WILL HAPPEN IS NOT CLEAR
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27 April 2020
GMB Support One Minute Silence at 11am 28 April to Mark International…
This day marks that every year more people are killed at work than in war and most don't die of mystery…
24 April 2020
A great example of a union and employer partnership where an…
GMB welcomes ongoing commitment from Greater Cambridgeshire Shared Waste Services to ensure that government…
22 April 2020
West Herts NHS Trust step in to pay cleaners sick pay, 6 weeks…
After weeks of campaigning from GMB , Watford Hospital staff will finally be guaranteed full pay if they…
22 April 2020
GMB London call for immediate action to protect staff and residents…
GMB LONDON CALL FOR URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT STAFF AND RESIDENTS AS RISING DEATHS IN CARE HOMES ARE "A…
22 April 2020
Social Care workers required to leave their families and move…
GMB London, the union for staff in the health and care sector obtained a declaration form given by Bondcare…
16 April 2020
GMB London call on Co-op to extend £150 bonus for Covid-19 surge…
GMB CALL ON THE CO-OP STORES TO PAY £150 BONUS TO RETAIL STAFF TO COPE WITH THE COVID 19 SURGE TO THE…
15 April 2020
Statement from GMB Labour Party staff branch in response to leaked…
Text of the statement from GMB London branch for staff working for the Labour Party
09 April 2020
Video footage emerges of shocking working conditions during Covid-19…
GMB has been provided with shocking video footage, from a management briefing at Bakkavor Meals London
09 April 2020
GMB welcome union recognition in Buckinghamshire
After a long, arduous struggle, GMB is delighted to announce that on the 3rd of April 2020, we have secured…
06 April 2020
GMB call on Medical employment agencies to exercise diligently…
As the NHS is flat out the very least that should be expected is that employment agencies take responsibility…
03 April 2020
Yodel must pay regular couriers higher market rates agreed for…
Volumes to be delivered has shot up requiring additional capacity to deal with it and new market rates…
02 April 2020
Care sector employers must work with Job Centres, Local Councils…
There is now a real opportunity to finally address staff shortages due to poor pay and conditions to…
01 April 2020
GMB London call on Bakkavor Management to halt restructuring…
The company has to suspend to do the right thing as it reorganises production to comply with the social…
01 April 2020
GMB call on Heathrow to reverse "kick in the teeth" reneging…
Workers are totally devastated and crushed by being hit with a sledgehammer with this unfair news says…
01 April 2020
GMB London welcome Amey decisions on sick pay and reorganisation…
GMB London, the union for refuse staff, welcome the decision by outsourced contractor Amey to pay full…
31 March 2020
GMB call on Bakkavor to radically reorganise production at food…
GMB London call on Bakkavor Management to radically reorganise production methods and schedules to make…
31 March 2020
GMB London call on pre prepared foods supplier Bakkavör to improve…
Unless sick pay is improved Bakkavör will force staff to work putting fellow workers and public at risk…
30 March 2020
COVID-19 Less Severe Than Influenza says Amey PLC
This was the shocking response the Private Contractor, who provides Waste Management services for the…
30 March 2020
GMB London welcome new rates for National Living Wage and National…
GMB London, the union for general workers across the economy, welcomed the new rates for the National…
27 March 2020
XPO warehouses in Milton Keynes must comply with social distancing…
GMB, the union in the logistics sector, is calling on XPO Logistics to radically revise working arrangements…
27 March 2020
GMB London welcome securing £10.75 per hour living wage for outsourced…
GMB LONDON WELCOME SECURING £10.75 PER HOUR LIVING WAGE FOR OUTSOURCED KEY WORKERS AT BARKING, HAVERING…
26 March 2020
Yodel must issue PPE for couriers and revise rates in light of…
GMB London call for Yodel Couriers to be risk assessed for PPE and social distancing and revise rates…
25 March 2020
GMB London welcome the decision by Yodel to reverse sacking and…
GMB welcome decision by Yodel Senior Management to reverse sacking and cost cutting at Hatfield Depot
25 March 2020
GMB London accuse Yodel of using the Covid 19 crisis to sack…
GMB London accuse parcel delivery firm Yodel of using the COVID 19 crisis as excuse to lay off staff…
24 March 2020
Local government employers must issue guidance to enable refuse…
GMB London call on local government employers to spell out how refuse services staff can safely provide…
24 March 2020
GMB London call on board of Heathrow Airport to overturn management…
GMB LONDON CALL ON BOARD OF HEATHROW AIRPORT TO OVERTURN MANAGEMENT DECISION NOT TO WAIVE CAR PARKING…
20 March 2020
Urgent action needed to stop huge scale "act of god" sackings…
GMB London call on UK Government to stop aviation employers and insurance sector from using "acts of…
19 March 2020
Essex outsourced NHS patient transport service staff should get…
It is not acceptable for members being asked to put themselves at risk without being guaranteed their…
17 March 2020
GMB calls on government bailout for aviation industry to include…
History has shown that the industry will not support contracted workers so government must insist that…
17 March 2020
GMB calls on ambulance services to tackle shortage of essential…
Protecting the staff and keeping them healthy and available for duty to protect the public has to be…
16 March 2020
GMB calls on Healthrow Airport to protect jobs and incomes in…
Workers at Heathrow are highly skilled and will be needed once the Airport is back on its feet so it…
13 March 2020
GMB calls for requisition of private hospital beds in fight against…
The electorate will expect the government to be able to mobilise all health capacity - be it public or…
11 March 2020
GMB increases pressure on Homerton Trust to show leadership and…
The only way keep Hackney Healthy is to bring ISS staff at Homerton back in house.
04 March 2020
GMB win as Sodexo pledge full pay for all health workers from…
GMB, the union for hospital workers, have secured another win in the campaign to protect members’ from…
04 March 2020
GMB calls on Heathrow to make airlines and indirect contractors…
Airlines and third-party contractors are refusing to follow Heathrow commitment to pay its workers London…
03 March 2020
Breaking: ISS roll out full pay after intense campaign at Homerton…
GMB, the union for hospital workers, have secured a commitment from ISS to ensure no one self-isolating…
27 February 2020
GMB London calls for law change to allow Heathrow expansion
Turning the clock back to when air travel was a luxury out of the reach of ordinary people and restricting…
25 February 2020
GMB secures Real Living Wage for MK’s street cleaners
GMB, the union for public service workers, have won their fight for street cleaners to be paid the Real…
20 February 2020
GMB ballot council staff for strike action over new contracts
The GMB, the union for public service workers, are balloting members at Tower Hamlets Council over their…
14 February 2020
Show us some love this Valentine's Day – paid sick leave for…
Outsourced ISS staff at Homerton are protesting this Valentine’s Day at the Hospital. Staff at Homerton…
06 February 2020
GMB accuse management and PwC of bungling administration at Tilbury…
The administrators at Tilbury NFT depot, PricewaterhouseCoopers, claim that they are supporting staff…
06 February 2020
GMB London call on Rebecca Long Bailey to reconsider ditching…
GMB London call on Rebecca Long Bailey to reconsider opposing Heathrow expansion and engage with aviation…
06 February 2020
GMB steps up campaign against academy status in Redbridge schools
GMB, the union for school support staff, is organising a further meeting for parents and staff of St…
04 February 2020
GMB welcome UK aviation aim of net zero carbon emissions by 2050
The focus on cutting carbon emissions by the industry rather than cutting the ability of passengers to…
31 January 2020
Enforce cab rules for safety of public says GMB
GMB call for strict enforcement of licensing standards to protect public after rise in sexual offences…
30 January 2020
GMB warns that delays in ambulance response times will lead to…
GMB warns that long delays in ambulance response times in BBC study will lead to avoidable deaths of…
30 January 2020
GMB opposes the outsourcing of services at the L&D
GMB are meeting on Thursday 30th January to build opposition to outsourcing of service at Luton & Dunstable…
30 January 2020
GMB Study on East of England Pay League
East Hertfordshire on £60,724 tops East of England average earnings league with North Norfolk on £27,411…
23 January 2020
Money for schools being spent on high cost agencies
GMB, the union for school support staff, exposes shocking cost and use of agency staff in schools.
20 January 2020
GMB protests at Homerton Hospital over ISS sick policy, bullying,…
If people feel down this Blue Monday they should try working for ISS says GMB Union GMB, the union for…
13 January 2020
GMB upstairs downstairs London pay league
Kensington and Chelsea on Average annual salary of £110,307 tops Upstairs/Downstairs London pay league…
08 January 2020
Give GMB role in enforcing National Minimum Wage
GMB call for Trades Unions to be able to report cases of underpayment of National Minimum Wage to HMRC…
03 January 2020
GMB London Region welcomes 51p per hour increase in National…
GMB London Region supports the policy to increase the pay of the lowest paid instead of those with families…
18 December 2019
Strike action to go ahead at Southend Airport over Christmas…
Strike action at Southend Airport over Christmas to go ahead as talks between Stobart Aviation Services…
17 December 2019
GMB call for London hospital cleaning staff to be brought back…
NHS staff and communities outraged as London hospital cleaners denied sick pay
11 December 2019
Members vote for strike action at Southend Airport
Travel chaos at Southend Airport as GMB members vote to take strike action over Christmas
06 December 2019
Unions warn of a 'decade of misery' looming for Luton Hospital…
Unions call for domestic, catering and houskeeping services at Luton & Dunstable Hospital to be brought…
04 December 2019
Yodel staff told to wait until New Year to receive December wages
GMB say Yodel are putting 'pounds before people' after full-time staff told they won't receive December…
25 November 2019
GMB slam lack of social care policies in Tory manifesto
GMB slam Conservative Party manifesto for lack of social care policies
25 November 2019
TfL announce decision to ban Uber from operating in London
GMB call on Uber to face up to responsibilities after London ban
22 November 2019
GMB ballot members at Southend Airport on strike action
GMB ballot members in Stobart Aviation and Stobart Aviation Services at London Southend Airport in dispute…
14 November 2019
GMB call for unoccupied homes to house people on waiting lists
GMB call for local authorities to be given powers to use vacant dwellings left empty for prolonged periods…
11 November 2019
GMB call for social care providers, councils and the government…
GMB call for social care providers, councils and the Government to sign up to the £10.75 per hour real…
11 November 2019
Landmarks pay the London Living Wage
GMB Union call on London’s Landmarks to pay the London Living Wage of £10.75 per hour
11 November 2019
GMB welcome increase in London and UK Living Wage
GMB welcome increase of London Living Wage to £10.75 per hour and UK Living Wage to £9.30 per hour and…
05 November 2019
ISS staff at Heathrow to receive London Living Wage
GMB welcome news that ISS staff at Heathrow Airport are to receive the London Living Wage by May 2020
04 November 2019
Medirest staff vote for strike action at Northwick Park Hospital
Medirest workers vote for strike action at Northwick Park Hospital over poor wages
01 November 2019
NHS cutbacks lead to amputation for GMB member
GMB slam NHS cutbacks after failure in duty of care leads to amputation for GMB member
30 October 2019
GMB to attend Diwali celebration
GMB to attend Diwali celebration in South Harrow
24 October 2019
High housing costs in London leads to decline in birth rate
High housing costs in London take toll on numbers of babies born in high cost boroughs
16 October 2019
GMB support Heathrow Airport expansion on eve of Appeal Court…
Britain’s biggest unions and Back Heathrow say: time to get on and build Heathrow's new runway
16 October 2019
GMB present customer letters to Asda boss
GMB London Region present customer letter to Asda's top boss Roger Burnley
15 October 2019
School pupil numbers up 21.5% in London since 2010
Numbers of school pupils in London up by 21.5% between 2010 and 2019 shows necessity of bringing forward…
14 October 2019
Medirest workers consider strike action at Northwick Park Hospital
Hundreds of hospital workers consider striking over poor working conditions
09 October 2019
GMB National President to speak at Mental Health in the Workplace…
GMB National President Barbara Plant to speak at Mental Health in the Workplace Conference hosted by…
08 October 2019
GMB support swab test sessions for Cypriot Leukaemia sufferer
GMB London support swab test sessions to find blood donor match for 24-year-old Cypriot Leukaemia sufferer…
01 October 2019
Success in fight for Welwyn Garden City taxi rank
GMB successful in fight to keep taxi rank outside The Howard Centre in Welwyn Garden City
30 September 2019
GMB call for halt to plans forcing Eurocentres staff to accept…
GMB call on Eurocentres Global Language Learning Limited to halt plans forcing employees to accept new…
25 September 2019
Housing benefits to private landlords in East of England cost…
73,048 housing benefit recipients in the private rented sector in East of England receive £492.2 million…
19 September 2019
GMB call on Addison Lee to clarify when Project Tristar employees…
GMB call on Addison Lee to clarify when out of pocket Project Tristar Ltd employees will receive outstanding…
17 September 2019
Labour MP to attend Medirest protest at Northwick Park Hospital
Labour MP to attend Medirest protest outside Northwick Park Hospital on Thursday 19 September over issues…
17 September 2019
Brent Council's estate cleaning services transfer back in-house
Brent Council estate cleaning services officially brought back in-house at launch event
04 September 2019
Medirest staff to protest outside Northwick Park Hospital
Medirest staff to protest at Northwick Park Hospital on Thursday 5 September over issues of wages, bullying…
03 September 2019
GMB to hold Asda protests against Contract 6
GMB London Region to hold September protests at Asda stores across London and East of England against…
02 September 2019
GMB respond to Loughborough University report into bus driver…
GMB call for Bus Drivers 'Bill of Rights' following Loughborough University report into bus driver fatigue…
14 August 2019
London Ambulance Service transition Emergency Ambulance Crew…
GMB welcome decision of London Ambulance Service NHS Trust to transition all current and trainee Emergency…
14 August 2019
GMB march outside Asda House against new contract
GMB London Region march outside Asda House to challenge Asda’s retail poverty contract
13 August 2019
CBRE Property Maintenance staff at Heathrow to take strike action
GMB issue industrial action notice to CBRE Global Solutions at Heathrow Airport after members overwhelmingly…
09 August 2019
GMB slam Yodel’s treatment of self-employed drivers
GMB slam Yodel's treatment of self employed drivers as they are forced to sign new contracts chaining…
07 August 2019
Housing benefits to private landlords in London cost government…
196,737 housing benefit recipients in the private rented sector in London receive £2.17 billion in housing…
07 August 2019
GMB call for sprinklers in schools
GMB London Region back fire chiefs call for sprinklers in all UK schools
02 August 2019
Asda House Demonstration
ASDA house demonstration 14th august 2019
01 August 2019
King George's Hospital A&E to remain Type 1 facility
GMB victory as King George’s Hospital A&E department to remain open as a type 1 facility
29 July 2019
GMB respond to report on bullying and harassment of MPs' staff
GMB respond to Gemma White report into bullying and harassment of MP staff and subsequent debate
26 July 2019
GMB call for catering, domestic and housekeeping services at…
GMB call for catering, domestic and housekeeping services at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital…
23 July 2019
GMB to ballot Heathrow terminal cleaners on strike action
GMB to ballot ISS terminal cleaners at Heathrow Airport on industrial action over poverty wages
19 July 2019
Hospital picnic protests spread to Hammersmith
GMB hold protest picnic today outside Hammersmith Hospital over poverty pay
17 July 2019
MP to attend Amazon Prime Day demo in Milton Keynes
Jack Dromey MP to attend GMB Amazon Prime Day demonstration in Milton Keynes on Friday 19 July over poor…
12 July 2019
GMB hold consultative ballot over 0% finance Yodel redundancy…
GMB hold consultative ballot at Yodel over 0% finance back pay and redundancy payments across sort and…
10 July 2019
GMB welcome report into bullying and harassment of MP staff
???????GMB welcome report into bullying and harassment of MP staff due tomorrow
09 July 2019
GMB settle pay dispute with Menzies Aviation
GMB settle pay dispute with Menzies Aviation after 9 month battle
08 July 2019
Anglian Windows scrap pay cut proposals
Rejected proposal to cut GMB member’s working hours and pay within Anglian Windows scrapped at the 11th…
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08 July 2019
GMB support public meeting on defending Redbridge schools
GMB support public meeting with Angela Rayner MP on Wednesday 10 July at Redbridge Town Hall defending…
08 July 2019
Say No To Contract 6
GMB Consultative Ballot On Contract 6 - Asda
05 July 2019
GMB urge TfL to phase in new policy in the age of the cab fleet
GMB urge TfL to phase in the reduction to 15 in the age of the cab fleet to allow older cab drivers to…
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01 July 2019
Workers at Charing Cross Hospital Hold Picnic in Pay Protest
GMB protest picnic held on Thursday 4 July outside Charing Cross Hospital over poverty pay
01 July 2019
GMB call for fairness for Bedford Schools Support Staff
GMB call on Bedford Council and Academy Schools Governing Bodies to reject teachers’ unions proposal…
01 July 2019
GMB ballot at Anglian Windows due 5th July
GMB Union ballot Anglian Windows members upon proposal to cut staff working hours and pay
27 June 2019
GMB call on the Government to make stab vests compulsory within…
Issuing stab vests, as part of security officers safety equipment should be automatically part of their…
17 June 2019
St Mary’s Hospital Pay Protest Picnic
Protest picnic held outside St Mary’s Hospital over poverty pay
13 June 2019
GMB calls for greater investment into training for water industry…
GMB congress has called for greater investment into training workers within the water industry as burst…
13 June 2019
Rent in London up 21.7% since 2011 compared to 9.1% pay rises
£1,450 per month average rent for two bed flat in London: up 21.7% since 2011 compared to 9.1% pay rises…
13 June 2019
Rent in East of England up 31.4% since 2011 compared to 8.8%…
£775 per month average rent for two bed flat in East of England: up 31.4% since 2011 compared to 8.8%…
13 June 2019
GMB members ready to strike over pay dispute with CBRE at Heathrow
GMB members working for CBRE property maintenance at Heathrow and Gatwick willing to take industrial…
12 June 2019
GMB call for stronger licensing and safety laws for drone pilots
???????GMB Congress call on Government to adopt minimum drone operator age of 18 for all drone owners…
12 June 2019
GMB Congress call for a more accessible public transport system
GMB to launch campaign calling for a more accessible public transport system
12 June 2019
GMB call for heat action plan to minimise global warming effects…
GMB Congress call for local authorities to implement heat action plan to mitigate and minimise the effects…
11 June 2019
GMB Congress calls to keep gas industry open
GMB Congress oppose calls for UK’s gas industry to be closed down
11 June 2019
GMB to step up corporate killing prevention campaign
GMB to step up campaign for changes to health and safety legislation to prevent corporate killing in…
11 June 2019
GMB calls for full voting rights for 16 and 17 year olds
GMB Congress calls for full voting rights for all 16 and 17 year olds
10 June 2019
GMB call for greater support for emergency services to help tackle…
GMB Congress call for greater support for emergency services to help tackle knife crime epidemic
10 June 2019
GMB to launch awareness campaign on link between workplaces and…
GMB to launch awareness campaign on link between people working in certain industries and bladder cancer
10 June 2019
GMB to launch awareness campaign on biometric checks in the workplace
GMB to launch awareness campaign on employers taking biometric information to sign in and out of work…
09 June 2019
Norfolk resident receives runner-up prize for health and safety…
Norfolk resident given GMB Health and Safety runner-up award at GMB congress in Brighton
09 June 2019
GMB London Region launch ‘Our Mary’ book on the life of Mary…
GMB London Region launch new book on the life of former union president Mary Turner at annual Congress…
05 June 2019
GMB seek member feedback on TfL proposals to lower speed limit…
GMB seek member feedback on TfL proposals to introduce lower speed limits on all roads in the Congestion…
05 June 2019
GMB question management of Barking and Dagenham Council staff…
GMB question leadership of Barking and Dagenham Council as 55% of council staff asked say they have been…
04 June 2019
GMB welcome Clarion decision to cancel demolition proposal for…
GMB London welcome Clarion Housing decision to cancel demolition proposal of Sutton Estate in Chelsea…
31 May 2019
GMB oppose Anglian Windows plans to cut staff hours and pay
GMB Union oppose Anglian Windows proposal to cut staff working hours and salaries
31 May 2019
GMB call on app-based private hire companies to explain driver…
GMB call on app-based private hire companies to explain claims of driver fraud without providing real…
30 May 2019
GMB call on TfL for clarity on insurance policies for private…
GMB call on TfL to clarify whether private hire driver's insurance policies cover them to act as couriers
23 May 2019
GMB London support STUC call for EDF to place orders for offshore…
GMB London support STUC call for London electricity supplier EDF to place orders for offshore wind farm…
22 May 2019
441,950 East of England residents in employment earning less…
441,950 East of England residents in employment earned less than real living wage of £9 per hour in year…
17 May 2019
Academies Enterprise Trust to reconsider restructuring of London…
GMB score small victory in fight against cutback proposals at Britain’s biggest academy trust
14 May 2019
GMB call on Academies Enterprise Trust to provide financial justification…
GMB call on Academies Enterprise Trust to provide financial justification for restructuring and cutback…
14 May 2019
Arriva group tops London’s 5-year bus crash deaths and injuries…
Arriva tops London’s 5-year bus crash deaths & injuries table with 1,106 injuries since 2014 as GMB calls…
13 May 2019
GMB call on Be First chair to heed own warnings on social housing
GMB call on chair of Be First (Regeneration) Ltd to heed own warnings on social housing
10 May 2019
GMB welcome Peabody U-turn on auctioning off social home
GMB welcome Peabody Housing Trust decision not to auction off social home and instead allocate it to…
01 May 2019
GMB hold protest at Asda House following proposed changes to…
GMB hold protest outside Asda house in Leeds over changes in terms and conditions affecting over 68,000…
26 April 2019
Protests at 3 West London hospitals over pay dispute
Hospital workers to protest in three West London Hospitals
24 April 2019
GMB slam Barking and Dagenham Council's approval of proposal…
GMB slam Barking and Dagenham Council approval of Be First (Regeneration) Ltd proposals to demolish 24…
24 April 2019
GMB to hold protest at Heathrow Airport calling for real living…
???????Heathrow demonstration: Hundreds set to join mass GMB protest outside airport on Saturday 27 April…
18 April 2019
GMB oppose Be First (Regeneration) Ltd proposal to demolish more…
GMB oppose Be First (Regneration) Ltd proposals to demolish homes that are not part of their 2015-2021…
18 April 2019
GMB support International Workers Memorial Day 2019
We passionately believe that no organisation should put the health and safety of its workforce (or the…
17 April 2019
841,000 London residents in employment earning less than London…
841,000 London residents in employment earned less than London Living Wage of £10.55 per hour in year…
15 April 2019
Metroline tops London bus operator list for most injuries from…
Metroline tops London bus operator list for most injuries caused by collisions with 635 injuries since…
12 April 2019
30% of Barking and Dagenham residents in employment earning less…
30% of Barking and Dagenham residents in employment are earning less than a living wage of £10.55 per…
10 April 2019
Your voice in Asda!
Contract 6 Consultation Opening
09 April 2019
Be First (Regeneration) Ltd accounts show nearly £4 million loss…
GMB call for Barking and Dagenham Council to up target for social homes of Be First (Regeneration) Ltd…
09 April 2019
GMB agree new pay deal for members at DHL FastTrack
GMB members at DHL FastTrack to see pay increase of 10% over two years following pay negotiations
08 April 2019
GMB calls for implementation of House of Lords recommendations…
???????GMB calls for implementation of 59 recommendations of House of Lords Select Committee on regeneration…
03 April 2019
GMB ask Barking and Dagenham auditors why delay arose
GMB call on auditor KPMG to clarify why accounts for Be First Regeneration Ltd are late as fears grow…
03 April 2019
GMB members at Menzies Aviation to ballot on industrial action
Strike action looms at Heathrow Airport as GMB members at Menzies Aviation hold ballot on industrial…
29 March 2019
16% social housing in Barking and Dagenham council not good enough
GMB call on Barking and Dagenham Labour Councillors and Labour MPs to insist that social homes target…
27 March 2019
London Assembly Transport Committee report on taxi and private…
GMB welcome London Assembly Transport Committee report on taxi and private hire services in London
26 March 2019
GMB and Labour disappointed by lack of support from Welwyn Hatfield…
GMB and Labour Party disappointed by lack of support from Welwyn Hatfield Council for campaign to halt…
25 March 2019
GMB sign recognition agreement with Sonco UK Bidco Ltd
GMB sign recognition agreement with Sonco UK Bidco Ltd following the sale of Maxims casino by Gentings
21 March 2019
GMB slam Barking and Dagenham Council for approving tower block…
GMB slam Barking and Dagenham Council for approving two new tower blocks on Crown House site without…
18 March 2019
GMB call for enforcement to be covered by National Minimum Wage…
GMB call for Professor Dube's official review of National Minimum Wage to cover enforcement and role…
15 March 2019
GMB London responds to reports Interserve facing collapse
It's time to turn the tide on the disastrous experiment of gifting our public services to fly-by-night…
15 March 2019
GMB London Region support UN anti-racism day march and demonstration
GMB London Region support UN anti-racism day march and demonstration on Saturday 16 March
13 March 2019
GMB call on Barking and Dagenham Council to explain Be First…
GMB London Region call on Barking and Dagenham Council to explain why 100% owned company Be First (Regeneration)…
12 March 2019
GMB welcome decision to delay implementation of English language…
GMB welcome Transport for London's decision to delay implementation of English Language test guidelines…
08 March 2019
GMB members accept pensions offer from Historic Royal Palaces
GMB members at Historic Royal Palaces accept revised pension offer ending dispute
08 March 2019
GMB support Million Women Rise March
GMB support Million Women Rise March on Saturday 9 March for victims of domestic abuse
08 March 2019
GMB sign up to Serco’s Charter of Protection and Respect and…
GMB London Region sign up to Serco's Charter of Protection and Respect and Protect Campaign in Hammersmith…
05 March 2019
GMB support Portobello to Portobello bike ride for MND sufferer
GMB London support 500-mile bike ride from Portobello Edinburgh to Portobello London to raise funds for…
28 February 2019
1,062 people killed or seriously injured in London bus collisions…
New GMB analysis shows that 1,062 people were killed or seriously injured in TfL bus collisions since…
28 February 2019
GMB members at Menzies Aviation hold consultative ballot on strike…
GMB hold consultative ballot for members working at Menzies Aviation at Heathrow Airport on strike action…
28 February 2019
Hammersmith MP to attend GMB protest at Hammersmith Hospital
Hammersmith MP Andy Slaughter to attend GMB protest at Hammersmith Hospital over poverty pay on Friday…
27 February 2019
GMB withdraw from Hackney investigation
GMB write to Hackney Mayor and Chief Executive regarding their withdrawal from joint investigation into…
22 February 2019
GMB victory as William Torbitt Primary School academy order is…
GMB welcome decision of Education Secretary to revoke academy order to turn William Torbitt Primary School…
21 February 2019
£3 billion Heathrow must make contractors pay living wage
GMB call on Heathrow to make contractors pay living wage after £3 billion revenue announcement
18 February 2019
GMB respond to Labour resignations
GMB London Region respond to Labour resignations
18 February 2019
GMB call for a halt to academisation plans at five Edmonton schools
GMB call on governing bodies to halt plans to turn five Edmonton schools into a multi-academy trust
15 February 2019
HRP strike days suspended to consult on new pensions offer
Strike days by staff working for Historic Royal Palaces suspended as GMB members to be consulted on improved…
14 February 2019
GMB sign letter of support to keep open East of England Brussels…
GMB call for East of England Local Government Association to keep open region's European Partnership…
12 February 2019
GMB welcome Government consultation on safety standards for taxi…
GMB welcome Government consultation over enhancing safety standards for taxi and private hire vehicle
11 February 2019
GMB support pickets against auction of social housing
GMB London support pickets on February 14 & 19 against public auctions of London social housing after…
10 February 2019
Your voice in Asda!
Contract 6 Consultation Opening (February 2019)
08 February 2019
GMB protest at William Torbitt Primary school over academisation
GMB hold protest outside William Torbitt Primary School in Redbridge on Monday 11 February against academisation…
06 February 2019
GMB members to hold protest at Hammersmith Hospital
???????GMB members at Hammersmith Hospital to protest on Friday 8 February over poverty pay
06 February 2019
GMB call on Government to heed Public Accounts Committee warning
GMB call on Government to heed Public Accounts Committee warning on councils starved of funds for vital…
05 February 2019
Average earnings in East of England 9.9% below real value of…
Average earnings in East of England still lag 9.9% below real value of earnings in 2007 after inflation
05 February 2019
Average earnings in London 15.5% below real value of earnings…
Average earnings in London still lag 15.5% below real value of earnings in 2007 after inflation
04 February 2019
GMB members at Historic Royal Palaces to hold walkout and demonstration
GMB stage photocall of raven ‘leaving the tower’ and call for government to step in as members at Historic…
25 January 2019
GMB sign sole recognition agreement with ICTS at Heathrow Airport
GMB sign historic sole recognition agreement with aviation security company ICTS at Heathrow Airport
23 January 2019
GMB members at HRP announce three more days of strike action
GMB members at Historic Royal Palaces to hold three more days of strike action at Tower of London and…
23 January 2019
GMB support demo and rally in solidarity with London Underground…
GMB support RMT parliamentary demonstration and rally in solidarity with London Underground cleaners…
21 January 2019
Beefeaters strike to go ahead as pension discussions end without…
Beefeaters strike to go ahead at Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace on Tuesday 22 January as Historic…
17 January 2019
GMB call on RATP Dev to reinstate employee after faulty bus crash
GMB call on RATP Dev public transport company to reinstate employee after unfair dismissal following…
14 January 2019
GMB welcome decision to bring Brent cleaning services back in-house
GMB welcome Brent Council decision to bring cleaning services back in-house following cabinet meeting
14 January 2019
GMB suspend strike action as HRP pensions offer to be put to…
Beefeaters strike suspended as new pension offer to be put to members at Tower of London and Hampton…
11 January 2019
GMB call for Brent Council cleaning services to be brought back…
GMB call for Brent Council to bring cleaning services back in-house following report recommendation
10 January 2019
G4S propose branch closures and redundancies following review…
GMB concerned by G4S announcement on proposed branch closures and redundancies for staff working in cash…
07 January 2019
GMB suspend strike action for further talks with Historic Royal…
GMB suspend strike action as Historical Royal Palaces offer talks over pension dispute
04 January 2019
GMB welcome unfair dismissal ruling in Barking and Dagenham employment…
???????GMB welcome unfair dismissal ruling in employment tribunal for three housing officers dismissed…
28 December 2018
GMB call on Mayor for action over deaths and injuries caused…
GMB call on Mayor of London for decisive action on "chilling" numbers killed and injured by outsourced…
19 December 2018
GMB score third court win against Uber
Fresh blow to gig economy as GMB Union celebrate Court of Appeal Uber ruling
19 December 2018
GMB welcome rejected planning permission appeal for Sutton Estate…
???????GMB welcome decision to reject the Clarion Housing Group’s appeal for planning permission to replace…
19 December 2018
GMB slam decision to remove congestion charge exemption for Private…
GMB slam TfL decision to change London congestion charge scheme by removing exemption for private hire…
17 December 2018
Beefeaters at Historic Royal Palaces to strike on Tuesday 8 January
GMB members at Historical Royal Palaces to picket on the gates of The Tower of London and Hampton Court…
17 December 2018
GMB and Labour Party slam decision to move Welwyn Garden City…
GMB Union and Labour Party slam Welwyn Hatfield Council decision to remove taxi rank outside Howard Centre…
12 December 2018
GMB welcome Newham Council proposed investment in free school…
GMB welcome Newham Council proposal of £6.3 million invested into free school meals scheme
11 December 2018
GMB welcome Newham Council passing Living Wage motion
GMB welcome passing of motion committing Newham Council to becoming accredited Living Wage Employer
06 December 2018
GMB support Newham Council motion to become accredited Living…
GMB support Newham Council motion to become accredited London Living Wage Employer and pay all directly…
29 November 2018
Historic Royal Palaces staff to be balloted on strike action…
Historic Royal Palaces staff to be balloted from Friday 30 November on strike action over closure of…
28 November 2018
GMB welcome news Heathrow to pay all contracted staff London…
GMB welcome Heathrow Airport announcement that contracted workers are guaranteed London Living Wage by…
27 November 2018
Amazon Black Friday Protests Across UK
Hundreds demonstrated at retail giant's warehouses in Rugeley, Swansea, Peterborough, Milton Keynes and Warrington
22 November 2018
Amazon Black Friday Protests Across UK
GMB stages Amazon Black Friday protests across the UK in anger at 'inhuman conditions'
22 November 2018
220,300 in-work families in East of England receive average of…
220,300 in-work families in East of England receive average of £6,596 per year in Child or Working Tax…
22 November 2018
360,200 in-work families in London receive average of £7,717…
360,200 in-work families in London receive average of £7,717 per year in Child or Working Tax Credits…
20 November 2018
GMB slam Britvic’s decision to end consultation over Norwich…
???????GMB slam Britvic’s unwillingness to continue meaningful consultation over Norwich site closure…
19 November 2018
GMB hold Milton Keynes protest against Amazon
GMB hold protest against Amazon on Friday 23 November outside Milton Keynes warehouse
14 November 2018
GMB Scores Addison Lee Win
GMB secures another huge workers’ rights win as tribunal throws out Addison lee appeal
12 November 2018
Tower Hamlets school abandon plan to axe support staff
Tower Hamlets school abandon plans to axe 11 school support staff jobs after GMB protest
09 November 2018
Beefeaters to be balloted on strike action
Beefeaters to be balloted on strike action over closure of pension by Historic Royal Palaces
09 November 2018
GMB hold protest at Tower Hamlets school over axing of support…
GMB hold protest and leaflet parents outside Manorfield Primary School over proposals to axe support…
08 November 2018
GMB call for care workers to be paid living wage
GMB call on councils and government during living wage week to ensure care workers are paid UK Living…
08 November 2018
GMB call on councils and schools to sign violence prevention…
???????GMB call on councils and schools to sign GMB charter to help prevent violence in schools as 1,594…
07 November 2018
94,149 rented households in East of England receive average of…
94,149 private rented East of England households get average of £107.64 per week in housing benefits…
07 November 2018
225,657 rented households in London receive average of £196.57…
225,657 private rented London households get average of £196.57 per week in housing benefits rising to…
05 November 2018
GMB welcome increase of London Living Wage to £10.55 per hour…
GMB welcome increase of London Living Wage to £10.55 per hour and UK Living Wage to £9 per hour and call…
05 November 2018
GMB call on Yodel to recognise delivery driver employment status…
GMB call on Yodel to recognise home delivery driver employment status and improve working practices at…
02 November 2018
Asda announce decision to close Newmarket store
Asda announce decision to close Newmarket store
31 October 2018
Hertsmere tops East of England private rent league
£1,200 per month for two-bedroom flat in Hertsmere tops East of England private rent league while £525…
31 October 2018
Kensington and Chelsea tops London private rent league
???????£2,708 per month for two-bedroom flat in Kensington and Chelsea tops London private rent league…
29 October 2018
Uber Drivers '£18,000 Out Of Pocket'
Uber drivers each £18,000 out of pocket because company won’t accept judgment two years after GMB’s historic…
25 October 2018
GMB welcome news of narrowing gender pay gap but call on London…
GMB welcome news of gender pay gap narrowing to record low but call on employers in London to move in…
23 October 2018
GMB call on Newham Council to rule out axing free school meals…
???????GMB call on Newham Council to rule out axing free school meals in upcoming review and slams Council…
18 October 2018
GMB support Enfield Council signing of Charter Against Modern…
GMB London Region support Enfield Council as they sign Charter Against Modern Slavery on Anti-Slavery…
18 October 2018
Tower Hamlets School propose axing of 11 support staff
GMB slam Tower Hamlet School for trying to axe 11 support staff and replace with cheaper apprentice posts
18 October 2018
East of England Ambulance Service Trust to put new roster system…
GMB welcome East of England Ambulance Service Trust decision to put new roster system on pause following…
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…
31 July 2018
Amazon Update
We have five (ironically christened) "fulfilment centres" in the region, Dunstable, Hemel Hempstead,…
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
15 March 2018
ASDA Retail – check your pay, it may be incorrect
Last year Asda moved to using the centralised HRSS system for many of the human resource functions that…
15 March 2018
ASDA Retail - Contractual Dismissals
Contractual Dismissals, February 2018
15 March 2018
ASDA Retail - Pensions
GMB meet with Labour MP, February 2018
15 March 2018
ASDA Retail - Equal Pay
You will be aware that GMB are supporting members in stores who are bringing equal pay claims against…
15 March 2018
ASDA Retail – Consultation Closure
GMB and Asda have agreed that we have exhausted collective consultation for the proposals involving Ambient…
15 March 2018
ASDA Retail – TUPE pensions at risk
This week, Asda have entered 45-day collective consultation on their proposal to alter the contracts…
15 March 2018
ASDA Retail - 2018 Pay Review
Asda have today announced the figures for the upcoming pay review, in response to the government’s increase…
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…