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COUNCIL MAKES SUPPORT FOR ‘DYING TO WORK’ CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL

Posted: 15th June 2016

Sandwell MBC is the first local authority in the country to support the “Dying to Work” campaign to support terminally-ill employees in the workplace. Along with representatives from GMB Sandwell, and GMB Regional Officers, the council made this support official today by signing the Dying to Work charter.

It is backing the campaign, launched by the Trades Union Congress…

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GMB on Europe

Posted: 1st June 2016

GMB position

The EU isn’t perfect. It needs to change. GMB has been at the coalface of delivering the EU social and employment rights we have from EU and of protecting them from attack. It needs to work better for working people instead of big businesses but it’s not all bad and we won’t get…

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GMB EU Referendum Webinar 1st June 2016

Posted: 1st June 2016

 

Tim Roache, GMB’s General Secretary, will be hosting an hour long webinar from 5.30pm this evening on how to deal with objections (from left and right) to continued membership of the EU.  A webinar in this form is basically an online discussion, with a presentation where people can log in and ask questions.

If…

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International Workers Memorial Day 2016 #IWMD16

Posted: 29th April 2016

 

 

 

 

Officers from GMB Sandwell were at our regional office yesterday (28th April 2016) to commemorate International Workers Memorial day.

Our equality officer Sarah and young members officer Sam attended a workshop on Health & Safety and our branch secretary Darren was in attendance at GMB regional council.

They joined activists and…

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TUC Dying to Work campaign

Posted: 18th April 2016

You have just been told that you have a terminal diagnosis. Your world has been turned upside down. You have to manage the range of emotions and daunting realities that a terminal diagnosis means. Frightening…….

 

And then you have to go into work. Perhaps it’s the last thing you want to do? Perhaps it…

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Violence in Schools, GMB wants to hear YOUR story

Posted: 14th April 2016

 

Members tell us day in, day out about violence against school support staff, which is never acceptable or ‘part of the job’.

Members go to work because they love working with children.” Schools must send out a loud and clear message that there will be zero tolerance of violence against any staff in…

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IMPORTANT GMB WORKPLACE VISITS

Posted: 6th April 2016

From Monday 11th April 2016, GMB regional officials will be visiting workplaces in Sandwell to discuss the importance of changing your subscriptions to Direct Debit. The workplaces are as listed below and they will also be able to offer advice and feedback any workplace issues to GMB Sandwell’s branch secretary.

Not yet…

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