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‘Smash the stigma’ around menstruation and menopause for women in the workplace
GMB Union and dnata have teamed up to ‘smash the stigma’ and ensure women have ‘comfort and dignity’ in the workplace....
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 London to 'scrap the transfer'....
Bedford emergency call centre remains open after campaign by GMB and local MPs
GMB Union welcomes the reprieve for Bedford Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) but warns that the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) has more work to do....
Thames Water 'rewarded for years of mismanagement' with £3 billion bailout
Thames Water bailout will ‘rack up more debt’ to pass on to consumers says GMB Union...
Strike ballot opens at Tower Hamlets school over planned job cuts
More than 20 per cent of teaching assistants at St Luke’s Church of England Primary School face redundancy, prompting GMB Union to ballot members....
Outsourced Peterborough Council workers reject ‘heartbreaking’ low pay offer
Roses are red, violets are blue, pay our members properly, or they’ll walk out on you....
Amazon faces employment tribunal fight as GMB member makes unfair dismissal claim
Amazon has a track record of intimidating members involved with trade unions says GMB Union....
Billingsgate Market cleaning staff to be outsourced
The City of London Corporation’s decision to transfer cleaning roles to a private company comes just weeks after it announced plans to outsource cleaning staff at the Old Bailey....
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 that industrial action could follow....
GMB Union welcomes reprieve for early years day care in City of London
The decision to keep the early years day care service at the Aldgate School Children’s Centre will save jobs and preserve an invaluable service for parents and children....
Cleaning staff at the Old Bailey to be outsourced, sparking job loss fears
GMB members ‘distressed’ and ‘anxious’ about the decision to transfer their roles to a private company, which was announced at short notice....
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....
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....
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 of strike action....