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The Chainmakers festival, celebrating an historic strike by Women Chainmakers returns to Cradley Heath on Sunday 12th July 2015.
In 1910 the women chainmakers of Cradley Heath won a battle to establish the right to a fair wage following a 10 week strike. This landmark victory changed the lives of thousands of workers who were earning little…
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GMB commented on the budget presented by Tory Chancellor George Osborne today (18th March 2015).
Paul Kenny, GMB General Secretary, said “Osborne has claimed more recoveries in the past five years than the RAC.
Even a blind person would see the short term bribes Osborne is offering today.
What he is planning however is…
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For the 1.5 million staff working in local authorities and schools, the pay deal agreed at the end of last year means that the next pay anniversary date will be April 2016.
Negotiations for 2016 will get under way in just a few months. GMB and the other trade…
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GMB March 2015 newsletters are now available to view and download online
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GMB officers will be visiting workplaces during March to discuss any issues or queries members may have.
Pop along for a chat…. If you’re not a member you can join now and start enjoying the benefits of being a GMB member straight away.
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GMB Sandwell branch are proud to announce that our regional office have supported a newly created womens group.
The group, named BOSS (Birmingham Organised Sisters Society) is a working group and open to all female workplace representatives/contacts and members of the GMB, and is primarily a campaigning group but is also available to offer support to…
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Average pay in the West Midlands fell by over £1,000 in real terms last year, according to new analysis published by the TUC this week to mark the beginning of Fair Pay Fortnight which runs from the 16 February to March 1.
This means that the average full-time…
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GMB Sandwell officers today attended the official opening of the campaign headquarters of Halesowen and Rowley Regis Labour parliamentary candidate Stephanie Peacock and we are very proud to support her campaign to Westminster.
Stephanie is a GMB member and is currently working at GMB Birmingham & West Midlands as our Political Officer. she has organised…
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Today is national voters registration day – If we hold a mobile telephone number on record, you should be receiving a text message from GMB.
Remembering to register to vote is not always at the top of people’s to-do list, But come the 7th May your vote…
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Important changes to Childcare Disqualification Regulations
We have recently received supplementary advice to the “Keeping Children Safe” legislation.
All local authorities have received Statutory Guidance from the DfE detailing a new requirement for childcare disqualification checks to be carried out on relevant staff working in schools and academies. These checks arise from the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations…