Posted: 24th January 2023
GMB respects the rights of other trade unions to take industrial action and supports the Teachers unions’ in their strike action.
GMB members have not been balloted around Teachers Pay and by law cannot be called upon to take part in industrial action on Teachers strike days. Members should work normally without undermining teachers who are on strike.
What…
Posted: 31st August 2022
GMB Milton Keynes City branch is delighted to announce a sponsorship deal with MK Dons Women, that will see the union become the principle Matchday and Player of the Match sponsor for the 2022/23 season.
The new partnership will commence from the first home game, where MK Dons take on Cheltenham Town in the FA…
Posted: 30th August 2022
GMB pay ballot covering all workers across local government, school & academies that follow National Joint Council (NJC Green Book) pay, terms and conditions across England, Wales and Northern Ireland is now open.
In GMB only members have their say on pay and we now need you to take part in this important ballot and…
Posted: 9th June 2022
7 June 2022
The joint union NJC Pay Claim for 2022 has now been submitted to employers.
The results of GMB Londons’ recent survey of members pay needs made an important contribution to this years pay claim. Members clearly told us that any pay increase should be no less than the rate of inflation and…
Posted: 28th April 2022
This year on Sunday 24 April members of GMB Milton Keynes Branch met to commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) at the MK Rose, where the is a column marking the day. There were also delegations from other unions including USDAW, UNISON, and UNITE, as well as representatives of MK Council and the Labour Party,…
Posted: 28th April 2022
Further to recent updates GMB is now able to announce that the 2021 1.75% pay award has finally been agreed by Unison as well as GMB meaning that it can now be paid to you.
Having delivered our ballot in January, it has been frustrating waiting for news from the other unions knowing that any…
Posted: 11th February 2022
Further to recent updates, we wanted to keep you informed as to developments in the 2021 pay offer. As you are aware, GMB members rejected the 1.75% offer although on a turn out significantly below that required to give us any confidence that we could win a ballot for industrial action. As a result of…
Posted: 24th August 2021
After a long and difficult year, faced with an unprecedented global crisis, Local Government and Schools employees have kept Schools open and the communities they serve safe and secure while continuing to provide key services. After a decade of pay cuts, pay freezes and below average pay awards, GMB believes now is the time for…
Posted: 9th June 2021
The Milton Keynes branch of GMB Union voted unanimously to accept a motion calling for us to promote and support the Osime Brown campaign
GMB Workplace Organiser Andy Forse proposed the motion at the branch meeting in May. Speaking on the motion Andy gave a comprehensive background to Osime Brown’s case and the subsequent campaign…
Posted: 8th June 2021
We will be different, we will be better, and we will win together, says new GMB General Secretary Gary Smith
GMB Union – Britain’s general union with 600,000 members from across all industrial sectors – has elected Gary Smith as its new General Secretary today [Thursday 3 June].
Mr Smith, who was the union’s Scotland…