Posted: 1st July 2025
GMB Committees representing members in Local Government and Schools met on Friday 27 June to consider the outcome of the National NJC pay ballot of members in response to the 2025/26 pay offer.
GMB members have voted to reject the 3.2% pay offer from the Local Government Association (LGA) for 2025/26. 77% of members voted…
Posted: 1st July 2025
On Sunday 15 June members of the branch committee and regular branch activists attended a screening of the film Comrade Tambo’s London Recruits, a documentary about apartheid in South Africa and the struggle to end it. You can check for future screenings at London Recruits. We would like to thank the Milton…
Posted: 15th May 2025
The NJC Pay Offer for 2025-26 has now been received from the National Employer. The Pay Offer is made to all workers across Local Government, Schools & Academies that follow National Joint Council (NJC Green Book) pay, terms and conditions across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The offer is
Posted: 24th April 2025
The National Employers (NJC) have made a full and final pay offer for 2025/26.
The recognised Unions (GMB, Unison & Unite) submitted a pay claim for:
An increase of at least £3,000 across all NJC spinal column points
In addition:
Posted: 23rd December 2024
On behalf of everyone at GMB Milton Keynes City Branch, we’d like to wish you and your family all the very best for the festive period.
GMB representatives and activists, who work so hard for members in workplaces everywhere, have been fantastic and deserve a huge thank you for their efforts.
We look forward to…
Posted: 5th September 2024
We hope you’ve had an opportunity to rest over the summer and you are ready for the new school year.
Included below are some brief updates or links to information that you might find interesting or useful:
NJC Pay 2024 -2025
GMB members voted to accept the employer’s pay offer and the employer…
Posted: 5th September 2024
The majority of GMB members who participated in NJC pay ballot for Local Government and Schools decided to accept the employer’s pay offer for 2024/25.
During the ballot process, many GMB members told us that, although they were disappointed with the pay offer, they are struggling to make ends meet due to the cost-of-living crisis…
Posted: 18th April 2024
You can read our latest branch newsletter by clicking on the link below:
If you are a member of GMB Union and did not receive this newsletter by email (and would like to receive emails from us in the future) please contact us so that we can update your…
Posted: 11th April 2024
Our Branch President Coral Fineman (who is also a GMB Workplace Organiser at SUEZ) organised a foodbank collection at her workplace, supported by GMB Union members.
Employees at SUEZ in Old Wolverton were asked to bring items to their workplace, for donation to MK Foodbank, with a goal to reach 100 items.
GMB Milton Keynes…
Posted: 29th February 2024
NJC PAY CLAIM 2024/25 UPDATE
We want to thank everyone who participated in the recent survey regarding your aspirations were for pay this year.
The survey results were discussed at a joint meeting of the GMB National Local Government and Schools Committees on 26th February 2024. I am pleased to inform you that your…