Posted: 20
The government is planning to raise the state pension age again.
For millions of us, that means missing out on precious years with our families, or struggling through work when we should be enjoying life.
We have a big decision to make together: should stopping the state pension age hike be a top campaign for…
Posted: 18
INJURED AT WORK:
This is your trade union law firm.
Look to taking up the advantage of legal advice through your membership. Their contact number and website are above.
One advantage relates to any injury you may have whilst at work. Besides your union reps on health and safety grounds.…
Posted: 11
Flu season – leave the red nose to Rudolph!
A highly transmissible strain of influenza A (H3N2, sometimes referred to in the news as “super flu”) is driving a tidal wave of infections, with hospital admissions rising sharply and NHS trusts declaring critical incidents due to soaring patient numbers.
Symptoms include high-temperatures,…
Posted: 11
Employers Rights Act made Royal Assent 18th December:
21st Dec. See update on the rights bill and what will become active and when.
Gov.uk
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-lawsbringthe-world-of-work-into-the-21stcentury
ACAS
11th Dec. Tory peers block workers rights bill – again
The fight for stronger workplace rights has hit another delay after Tory peers in…
Posted: 5
Volunteers Requested for June 2026 event:
Volunteers being sought for stewarding at next year’s Congress in Blackpool. In addition to two volunteer stewards from GMB Scotland, and the Winter Garden stewards, National are looking for a further five/six North-West & Irish activists/branch members local to Blackpool. Ideally, they would be SIA licenced but…
Posted: 19
Sign our petition for a school nursing service
School support staff carry out some of the most important work with our children and should be able to focus on meeting their educational needs. Currently 82% of GMB schools members are providing healthcare support to pupils with medical conditions – something they never expected to do.
…
Posted: 18
Introduce a 2% wealth tax on assets over £10 million & tax reform
Success for the working people.
We urged the Government to launch a 2% tax on assets over £10 million and implement tax reform measures such as closing loopholes in non-doms and inheritance tax and reducing taxes on regular working people. We think…
Posted: 14
Government cuts mean 74% of schools are to have less funding.
Asking your MP to pledge to stop school cuts may well help. Such cuts,affect and impact on school workers and children’s education and school quality.
Join in by using the following link to get MPs working for us.
https://schoolcuts.org.uk/action/ask-your-mp-to-pledge-to-stop-school-cuts
Posted: 13
WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaign
31/01/26
The Government has just rejected the claim for pension compensation owed to 1950s women.
This is hard to take. Millions of 1950s women have waited years for justice, only for the government to tell us “No”. Not a penny in compensation. No wonder it’s being described as…
Posted: 6
Corporate Induction Day Dukinfield Town Hall
Our GMB union representatives attended the recent event with our union stand set up, with goodies to give out.
A number of questions were asked about the local branch by the visitors to them.
The most memorable and important point that the Reps got across to those who…