National Minimum Wage
Posted: 20th July 2017
Low Pay Commission Consultation on the National Minimum Wage 2017:
Branch News
Switch to Direct Debit
Posted: 14th June 2017
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The government has introduced a new anti-trade union law which is designed to take away GMB membership. If you’re paying your GMB contributions directly…
GMB Congress 2017
Posted: 13th June 2017
This year saw delegates from across the UK attend the 100th Congress of GMB Union in Plymouth. The 3rd GMB Congress was held in Plymouth in 1892.
Due to the calling of a snap-election on Thursday 8 June Congress business was condensed to allow delegates and visitors to return to their constituencies to assist in campaigning.…
Branch AGM – Saturday 17 June 2017
Posted: 13th June 2017
GMB Milton Keynes City Branch2017 Annual General Meeting
All members are welcome to attend and will have the opportunity to meet local branch officials and regional officers to discuss the concerns facing us in our workplaces and in the wider Milton Keynes community. There will be sectional reports from officers and a report from our delegate…
NHS National Demonstration – Saturday 4 March 2017
Posted: 3rd March 2017
A MESSAGE FROM GMB LONDON REGIONAL SECRETARY WARREN KENNY
Now more than ever we must fight to save our NHS from being totally destroyed by this Government. The threat is not imaginary or false, it’s real and it’s happening before our very eyes. Our Hospitals, GPs, mental health, ambulance and community services are…
EU Referendum
Posted: 19th May 2016
On Thursday 23rd June 2016 polling stations open for us us to decide whether to vote to remain or to leave the European Union – a decision that will shape our country politically, economically and socially for generations to come.
GMB Union have taken a position of ‘angry yes’. We know the EU isn’t perfect, there are…
Local Government Bulletin – NJC Pay Award
Posted: 19th May 2016
A pay deal has finally been agreed for staff in local government and most schools & academies. If you require any more information on the latest pay deal please read the bulletin below or visit the Contact Us page to find details for the GMB Convenor at MK Council.
International Workers’ Memorial Day 2016
Posted: 19th May 2016
Milton Keynes’ trade unions again organised a commemorative event to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD). IWMD gives everyone an opportunity to remember those who have been seriously injured and those who have died as a result of an accident at work, and also people who suffer from work-related illnesses.
The internationally recognised date for…
MK Council Budget Update
Posted: 4th February 2016
The Conservative government is forcing Milton Keynes Council to make cuts in excess of £22 million this year alone. The Labour administration have managed to successfully defend some key services, such as Children’s Centres (currently none are scheduled to close) and Libraries, but the full weight of the Tory austerity agenda will still be felt…
MK Council Living Wage
Posted: 9th December 2015
GMB WELCOME LIVING WAGE AT MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL AND CONTRACTORS
This shows that despite another round of significant cuts in Local Authority budgets, it is possible to make a difference to people’s standard of living says GMB
GMB, the union for public service workers, welcomed the announcement that Milton Keynes Council has achieved Living wage…