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STOP THE BRITISH GAS FIRE

Posted: 2nd February 2021

Dear Member,

GMB and British Gas members call on Chris O’Shea, Chief Executive of Centrica, to call off his fire and rehire threats and to withdraw the s188 notice the company has issued covering its 20,000 workers.

Please send your support and solidarity to the GMB members taking industrial action against their employer by signing their letter –…

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Ilford South MP Supports GMB Members at British Gas

Posted: 21st January 2021

Dear Member,

Please use the address below to view Sam Tarry, Ilford South Labour MP’s video supporting GMB members at British Gas.

https://www.facebook.com/SamTarryForIlfordSouth/videos/682518339089358/

Sam Tarry’s message to GMB Members at British Gas

“British Gas is a disgrace – attacking loyal and hardworking engineers who have been left with no other choice than to take strike…

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Shaping Labours manifesto in London

Posted: 1st December 2015

The bullet points below are a draft list of issues to be supplied to the London Policy Forum meeting set for December 5th in London.

Housing and Planning

  • Cap private sector rents.
  • Introduce a London living rent.
  • Increase council tax bands on high value individual properties.
  • Remove right to buy discount in all areas of housing.
  • Bring…

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School-based support staff petition

Posted: 1st December 2015

I’ve just signed the petition “Every school-based support staff deserves 52 weeks pay and to be given the recognition that they deserve. Pay your school-based support staff/teaching assistants – they don’t get paid enough” and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name.

Our goal is to reach 35,000 signatures and we need more support.…

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Ballot on pensions at EDF

Posted: 9th November 2015

A majority of members will experience either no change to their pension arrangements or be better off particularly our women members in the call centres says GMB.

A workplace ballot is currently underway for GMB members in EDF energy on a proposed agreement on pensions covering over 15,000 staff across EDF. The new proposed new…

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