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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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Nine living wage protests across England

Posted: 9th November 2015

Big brands should pay £10 per hour living wage, end zero hours contracts and confront bullying managers to bring security to the mainly young worker says GMB.

GMB members will hold 9 protest demonstrations outside fast food outlets and M&S on Tuesday 10th November across England in solidarity with members of the SEIU working in…

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GMB at Brussels steel rally

Posted: 9th November 2015

We expect Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, and his counterparts across Europe to make some serious decisions today to tackle the major threats facing the industry says GMB.

GMB, the union for steel workers, is attending a rally in Brussels on Monday 9th November to press the UK and EU governments to ‘Save our Steel’ and…

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