You can make a change
Workers won changes at major employers:
See how workers are winning. These real-world success stories from Organise demonstrate the power of collective action in the workplace. Use these examples to identify the changes needed in your own work environment—then, let’s turn that insight into action. Together with the GMB, you and your colleagues can secure the support, respect, and results you deserve.
The following are reported for 2025 from from Organise campaigns.
John Lewis and Waitrose staff brought back their bonus
Tens of thousands of Partners and customers joined forces to hold the John Lewis Partnership to account. John Lewis promised to bring back the staff bonus for 74,000 staff, showing what happens when workers lead and supporters back them.
Boots workers supported colleagues to get sick pay
A worker sounding the alarm turned into thousands of staff and customers pushing together to make sure all Boots staff know their sick pay rights. Together, we shared the policy directly with staff, customers crowdfunded to post it into stores, and Boots has confirmed they’ll circulate the policy to staff, a direct result of collective pressure.
Co-op workers exposed dangers of lone working
Co-op workers exposed “Project Lunar” and the reality of being left alone to run stores while violence and harassment are on the rise. Staff and customers wrote to MPs, MPs raised it with Co-op, and the Minister for Business and Trade backed workers’ concerns. Next year workers are gearing up to get lone working banned for good.
A Primark worker won better cancer support
After a worker undergoing chemotherapy launched a campaign, Primark committed to reviewing and improving policies, training managers, and taking wellbeing more seriously, with the Organise community keeping the pressure on for stronger guarantees.
Tesco lorry drivers stopped invasive AI surveillance
Drivers came together to stop AI powered CCTV that drivers were worried would be used to discipline and control them. More than 300 drivers backed the campaign and Tesco drivers won a major privacy and safety victory.
G4S workers won an equal pay win
Night shift staff won pay parity with day staff after years of being ignored. That win means an extra £2,017 a year for night shift workers, built through anonymous organising, public support, and credible escalation.
📣 Workers pushed companies to tell the truth
M&S workers exposed the real story behind cancelled Boxing Day holiday
When staff reported Christmas leave was cancelled, thousands of workers spoke out and customers showed up in solidarity, promising not to shop at M&S over Christmas. Despite M&S publicly saying Christmas holidays were cancelled months ago, M&S workers are exposing the truth: that they’ve been told to work Christmas last minute and given no choice.
Wetherspoons staff forced shareholders to take action
Wetherspoons staff pushed the company on ethnicity pay gap reporting. They took their demands directly to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of company decision makers in partnership with ShareAction, and now Wetherspoons has been forced to publish its plans to tackle the ethnicity pay gap.
🛠️ Workers fixed broken systems
Uber drivers won back jobs
Drivers exposed Uber’s “auto firing” system that cuts people off from their livelihood with no clear reason and no working route to appeal. Under pressure from drivers, customers and MPs, Uber introduced a Review Centre and changed its approach to false complaints, and crucially, dozens of drivers have been reactivated, many only after MP intervention, proof the system is still failing but the campaign is biting.
Organise is staying with drivers until every deactivation comes with a clear reason, in writing, and a fair appeals process that actually works.
🙌 Workers changed the law
Organise members helped change employment law
Together with unions and allies, Organise members influenced key parts of the Employment Rights Bill agenda, including day one sick pay, stronger limits on exploitative contracts, action on fire and rehire, and protections for collective action. There’s still work to do, but 2025 showed what worker power looks like at a national scale.
NDAs that silence abuse have been banned
Organise members helped shift the law so workers can’t be forced to sign legal contracts that silence them after speaking out about harassment and abuse, a huge win for safer workplaces.
Workers’ experiences helped raise the minimum wage
Tens of thousands of Organise members fed directly into Low Pay Commission work. Your lived experience was treated as evidence, and minimum wage rates rose from April, with Organise members continuing to push for £15 an hour.
💪 We defended dignity and respect for all workers
Disabled workers influenced Government review
Thousands of Organise members took part in the Government’s official consultation on disability employment and support, pushing for practical changes like flexibility, accessible work, and training for managers.
PIP and disability support cuts scaled back
Organise members helped force changes to plans that threatened financial support for sick and disabled people.
Unpaid carers forced the Government to act
Organise members pushed for action on the carers allowance scandal, helped secure a government investigation, and got a seat in the official review process, with more pressure still needed to make carers allowance fit for purpose.
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