GMB
Three groups of strikers take fight to multinational outsourcer Serco
Bin workers in Bexley, south east London, have extended their strikes over pay and cuts.
Former British Gas workers angry at GMB union for ‘rolling over’ as dispute ends
The GMB union has declared the British Gas dispute, which involved up to 7,000 workers, over after negotiations led to some small improvements in terms and conditions.
Tories’ last minute pay offer is another insult to NHS workers
The Tories wants to cut NHS workers pay. They rushed out a 3 percent pay offer to health workers in England on Wednesday after a day of shambles and chaos.
St Mungo’s strike ends + Barry Gravediggers + Tower Hamlets council + Weetabix
Strikes at housing charity St Mungo’s have been called off
Bexley bin workers battle Serco + Tower Hamlets + DVLA + Yodel
Around 140 bin workers began two weeks of strikes on Monday in Bexley, south east London, on Monday.
Uber gives with one hand, takes away with the other
Taxi service Uber has revealed that it will cut the pay of some of the workers that have been at the company for the longest.
Prepare now for NHS pay fight + Royal London hospital strike
28 June 2021Health workers in England and Wales need to be ready to respond quickly to a new pay offer that could emerge in the next few days.
Keir Starmer woos union tops
08 June 2021Union conference season is in full swing, so Labour leader Keir Starmer is schmoozing the bureaucrats
Labour right cheers GMB union result
08 June 2021“Two down, one to go,” was how a Labour MP greeted the news last week that Gary Smith has been elected to lead the GMB union.
Onto the streets for the NHS on 3 July + Fighting for pay justice in Scotland
08 June 2021Campaigners and health workers are set to come together on 3 July in protests that also celebrate the NHS’s 73 birthday.
Cab fight continues as union wins Uber deal
01 June 2021Taxi service Uber has struck a union recognition deal with the GMB union.
Biomedical scientists + Jobcentre resistance +Abellio ScotRail + Encirc + Local Government
17 May 2021Biomedical scientists who do Covid-19 testing at a Lancashire NHS trust are ramping up their industrial action.
Keep up the battle over NHS pay in Scotland
16 May 2021Unison union members followed their leaders recommendation to accept 4 percent. But the RCN says it will keep pushing for a better deal.
Build united fightback to stop fire and rehire
11 May 2021Three quarters of people in Britain want bosses’ outrageous fire and rehire tactics scrapped. A poll conducted by Survation on behalf of the GMB union discovered that 76 percent of people believe the practice should be outlawed.
Jobcentres safety ballot + Thurrock fightbacks + University jobs battles + Sandwell strikes
03 May 2021The PCS union is to ballot Jobcentre members over the return to unsafe workplaces
Victory against outsourcer Mitie at Carlisle hospital
01 May 2021Solid strikes by more than 150 workers have won a commitment to unsocial hours payments
Fight Glasgow Cuts + DVLA round two + New insult at British Gas
26 April 2021Around 60 community centres, libraries, museums and sports venues are under threat
Thousands of British Gas workers let down by union
18 April 2021The fight against bosses’ fire and rehire tactics requires a unified struggle argues Sophie Squire
After British Gas sackings, unions must shift now
13 April 2021This week saw the final sacking of British Gas workers who had refused a 15 percent pay cut and other assaults.
British Gas workers are victims of fire and rehire
12 April 2021Many British Gas workers have expressed their anger and sadness after being sacked this week.
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