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2 May 2018
Reject the mega-supermarket merger: nationalise to save jobs
Workers in Sainsbury's and Asda were shocked to hear on Saturday 28 April that their employers were at an advanced level of merger talks, confirmed as a deal agreed on the morning of 30 April.
28 February 2018
KFC delivery crisis: make the bosses pay, not the workers!
The headlines make light of the frustrations of regulars missing out on fried chicken - but there is a serious side for workers
17 January 2018
Ferrybridge: Workers down tools over unpaid wages
Construction workers on the Ferrybridge multi-fuel project in West Yorkshire stopped work on 12 January because workers' reported that wages had not been paid into their bank accounts
3 January 2018
Equal sick pay rights for staff at Charlton Park Academy
After months of action including six days of strikes at Charlton Park Academy in south east London, members of general union GMB and the National Education Union (NEU) have gained a well-deserved victory.
6 December 2017
Arriva bus strikers stand firm
Drivers and engineers in Rucorn continue to stand firmly together in support of their claim for a fair pay deal from employer Arriva
22 November 2017
Scotland: BiFab workers' occupation and march secures jobs and pay guarantee
Workers at the three threatened wind turbine construction yards in Fife have won a guarantee that their jobs and wages will be secured - at least until April 2018
25 October 2017
Trade unionists march to defend 650 local jobs
The government's proposes to strip 650 civil service jobs out of the heart of Teesside
18 October 2017
North London hospital workers fight cuts and job losses
Porters and domestics - members of the GMB union - at the North Middlesex hospital, facing the threat of redundancies and pay cuts, organised a spirited protest with a barbecue outside the hospital on 12 October.
27 September 2017
Escalate summer strike wave into coordinated action to defeat the pay cap
The demonstration outside Tory party conference in Manchester on 1 October is the first main mobilisation since the TUC congress
27 September 2017
Gig economy exploiter Uber loses London licence
Transport unions Unite, RMT and GMB are celebrating a victory against 'gig economy' taxi company Uber after forcing London Mayor Sadiq Khan to refuse to renew its operating licence
14 June 2017
GMB conference: angry mood from delegates
Up to 800 delegates met in Plymouth from 4-6 June for the 100th congress of the general union GMB, writes Kim Hendry, GMB union PCS branch and GMB conference delegate (personal capacity).
31 May 2017
Bully bosses' zero-hour backdown
What does it feel like to feel worthless at work? Well it goes like this...
31 May 2017
Shortened GMB conference to hear pro-Corbyn and anti-austerity motions
There are a number of fairly militant motions, some of which contain demands overlapping with Socialist Party policies
30 May 2017
Workers warned boss of tech failure danger
Many BA passengers suffered cancelled flights over the bank holiday period
19 April 2017
Workers sailing to victory on Woolwich ferry
Unite and GMB trade union members employed by Briggs Marine on the Woolwich Ferry have scored another win in their battle to improve conditions and fight bullying and harassment
29 March 2017
GMB union should support anti-fracking campaigners in Fylde
The GMB union has issued a joint statement with the Chamber of Commerce calling on police to crack down on anti-fracking protesters in Fylde, Lancashire, where Cuadrilla is currently drilling for shale gas
29 March 2017
Dispute against backdoor privatisation of mental health services
Jobs and services are at risk in a London mental health trust as a result of a planned restricting of a psychological therapies service
8 March 2017
Sheffielders call for a no-cuts 'people's budget'
Around 40 local trade unionists and community campaigners discussed proposals for a no-cuts 'people's budget' ahead of Sheffield council's budget-setting meeting.
1 March 2017
Warehouse workers walk out over pay and pensions
GMB members at Spectrum for Arcadia in Leeds are on strike over pay
22 February 2017
Leicester Unison no-cuts budget call
Leicester is a city dominated by Labour, with a Lib-Dem/Tory opposition group composed of just two councillors. However, like all other Labour councils up and down the country, they have been busy passing on Tory cuts with gusto (and crocodile tears).
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