Posted: 25th June 2022
96% refuse members in Sandwell vote to back industrial action
GMB Union, one of Britain’s largest refuse and household waste collection unions, has today warned that a dispute with Serco Sandwell could escalate, as 96% of members vote to back industrial action.
The warning has come as GMB members in Sandwell rejected a…
Posted: 10th June 2022
The final pay claim has now been submitted:
Thank you to all GMB members who responded to recent surveys regarding your aspirations for pay this year. All of the results were collated and considered by your GMB teams of Officers and Reps and the GMBs National Local Government and Schools Committees.
GMBs National…
Posted: 10th June 2022
On Saturday 18 June, GMB will be joining trade unions across the country to demand action on the cost of living – a new deal for working people – and a pay rise for all workers.
Working people have had enough.
The price of everything is going up – but key workers’ wages aren’t.…
Posted: 16th May 2022
There is strength in Unity!
After a lengthy dispute with their employer regarding fairness at work which resulted in Industrial Action across seven leisure centres last week (Tuesday 10th May 2022) GMB, Unison and Unite members working at Sandwell Leisure Trust have won their fight for fairness and a return to nationally agreed terms &…
Posted: 11th April 2022
Over 84% of GMB members working at Sandwell Leisure Trust have voted in favour of Industrial Action
After Sandwell Leisure Trust refused to discuss a pay claim put forward by GMB, Unison and Unite members at the end of 2021, members across all 9 sites operated by the Trust undertook an Industrial ballot which has…
Posted: 21st February 2022
It has been announced that Sandwell Council have terminated their contract with Sandwell Leisure Trust. Sandwell Leisure Trust have been notified that the contract to run the 9 leisure services on behalf of the council has been terminated. Whilst it is uncertain who will be running the centres, including the new Aquatic Centre built especially…
Posted: 11th February 2022
February is LGBT+ history month.
A time to reflect on the struggles that LGBT+ people have fought and won and to educate everyone on the reason solidarity is so important.
Why is LGBT+ equality important?
Despite huge strides in LGBT+ equality in the last few years, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) workers still face…
Posted: 4th January 2022
Yet again we face another critical moment in the pandemic, with the Omicron variant spreading rapidly. GMB’s priority, as always, is to protect education, and this means keeping staff and students as safe as possible from the impact of the virus.
In recent days, GMB met with other education unions and agreed a joint statement…
Posted: 14th December 2021
THANK YOU!Thank you to all GMB members for taking the time to vote in the recent Indicative Industrial Action Ballot. Your participation really matters. Over 100,000 plus GMB members across Local Authorities, Councils, Schools and Academies in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland were included, so it going to take some time to collate…