Posted: 7th December 2023
GMB’s Political Fund ballot has now closed. The result was a 96.52% vote in favour of keeping our Political Fund, on a turnout of 15.2%.
You can read the scrutineer’s report here: Political Fund Ballot – Report of Voting
If you would like a printed copy, we would be…
Posted: 2nd November 2023
Many thanks to all GMB members in both schools and local government who participated in the recent NJC industrial action ballot over pay.
Following the GMB consultative ballot many GMB members asked to be balloted for strike action to get a fully funded better deal. We listened to our members who…
Posted: 20th September 2023
Staff at social housing provider Grand Union Housing are struggling to pay their own rent, says GMB union.
GMB Union have today announced strike action at Grand Union Housing, provider of 13,000 social homes across Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Buckinghamshire.
The strike will see maintenance staff down tools on 22, 25 & 29 September and 2, 6, 9, 13 & 16…
Posted: 20th September 2023
GMB’s Political Fund ballot will run from the 11th of October to the 1st of November.
The Political Fund is GMB’s campaign fund that is used to fight for the issues that matter most to our members.
It allows us to fight for GMB members not just in the workplace, but wherever power lies –…
Posted: 5th May 2023
GMB members across England, Wales & Northern Ireland have voted to reject the local Government pay offer.
A majority of 64 per cent voted to reject the offer of £1,925 – pro rata for part time and term time only workers – for 2023/24.
Unless negotiations are reopened, GMB will move to an industrial action…
Posted: 4th May 2023
Late last year, having failed to reach an agreement informally, the GMB, UNISON and Unite submitted a formal complaint to the TUC about the NEU’s organising activities and recruitment of school support staff.
The complaint alleged that the NEU had actively sought to recruit school support staff and had intervened in pay negotiations (known as the NJC)…
Posted: 4th May 2023
This year on Sunday 23 April members of GMB Milton Keynes City Branch met to commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) at the MK Rose, where there is a column marking the day. There were also delegations from other unions and representatives of MK Council and the Labour Party, with members of the public also…
Posted: 21st March 2023
The 2023/24 Local Government & Schools Pay offer has been made without additional funding from Central Government being secured and is for one year only.
The pay offer consists of a headline flat rate increase of £1,925 on full-time pay which equates to £1 an hour, the figure is reduced (pro-rata) for part-time and term-time…
Posted: 10th March 2023
Workers including carers, school support staff, social workers, and refuse collectors will be recommended to reject the deal
GMB is set to ballot more than 100,000 local government workers after the NJC pay deal for 2023/24.
Workers including carers, school support staff, social workers, refuse collectors will be recommended to reject a flat rate proposed settlement…
Posted: 24th February 2023
National Local Government (NJC) employers have now made their pay offer for 2023/24.
The recognised Unions (GMB, Unison & Unite) submitted a pay claim for: