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Sandwell held its very first International Workers Memorial Day event on Friday 27th April 2018, to commemorate all those who have been injured, made ill or who have lost their life, simply for going to work.
Although the weather was poor, the event was well attended by Union officials, staff and Councillor Steve Trow who spoke…
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GMB, the union for ASDA workers, today issued a warning over a looming “supermarket sweepstake” after ASDA and Sainsbury’s confirmed an attempted merger this morning.
Huge questions remain about the potential impact on the combined 330,000 UK workers employed by the supermarket giants, as the proposed merger looks set to face a rocky road for…
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Agreement has been reached between the National Employers and the NJC Trade Union Side on rates of pay applicable from 1 April 2018 and 1 April 2019.
The pay award will now be implemented and back dated to 1st April, 2018.
If you took part in the GMB vote and…
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GMB Sandwell April 2018 Newsletter is now available online
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Every year, more people are killed at work than in wars.
The purpose behind Workers’ Memorial Day has always been to “remember the dead: fight for the living” to remember all those killed through work but at the same time ensuring that such tragedies are not repeated. Workers’ Memorial Day is held annually on 28th…
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After a surge of national and local reports of violent and aggressive incidents towards refuse collectors in 2016, GMB undertook a survey of our local workforce relating to this issue.
The results proved that there is an issue and we believe that no one should go to work to be abused. With this information to hand GMB branch officers…
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Over the past 7 months GMB has been campaigning to save a local nursery.
Due to budget cuts, Hateley Heath Primary School were put in a position where they felt that they couldn’t afford to keep the Bright Futures Day Care provision running and announced plans to close the provision altogether. By working closely with…
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GMB were pleased to join sister Trade Unions and Sandwell Leisure Trust today (19th March 2018) as they officially signed the TUC Dying to Work charter.
The Charter is part of the TUC’s wider Dying to Work campaign which is seeking greater security for terminally ill workers where they cannot be dismissed as a result…
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GMB’s full postal ballot of all members in councils, schools and most academies closed on 9th March with 94% of GMB members voting in favour of accepting the offer from the Employers.
A meeting will be held between the Joint Trade Unions and the employers next week, following this meeting a further update…
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News from GMB Sandwell has been quiet over the past few weeks as our branch officials have been busy visiting as many workplaces as possible to give members a say over their pay.
We have now concluded our visits but don’t worry, if you haven’t yet received a ballot paper they will be…