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GMB today claimed a "monumental" victory against taxi app firm Uber when an employment tribunal ruled that drivers should be handed certain rights such as holiday pay. The trade union said around 30,000 drivers around Britain could be…
Right now the Labour Party is wrestling with the fall-out from Brexit. Yet, as we search for a response to that, we must urgently address the rapidly changing nature of work – a trend which threatens to consign decent working-class jobs to…
Trade unionists have stepped up pressure on Theresa May to "stop faffing" over the expansion of Heathrow airport after it emerged she could delay a decision yet further. GMB spoke out after it emerged that the prime minister was likely to…
Last week the mood of UK-EU relations palpably shifted and hardened. Those calling for a Hard Brexit are clearly winning the internal debate in the Tory party. They seem willing to jettison the hundreds of thousands of jobs that rely on the…
Samuel Johnson once famously wrote: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” One wonders what Johnson would have made of 21st Century London, with its fearless and vibrant night life, the envy of the world. I am biased, but I…
Concerns are mounting over whether Labour conference - due to open in less than a month - will go ahead after a major security company rejected a late offer to cover the event. Labour approached G4S, which has provided security numerous…
Worries remain over whether Labour's annual conference can go ahead, as the party's problems finding a security company persist after discussions broke down this week. It was reported last week that Labour had adopted a policy of boycotting…
Owen Smith’s leadership campaign received a major boost today when the GMB union backed the Labour leadership challenger and said it was time for the party to “face up to reality”. The union, which was neutral in last year's contest, came…
One of the biggest figures from Britain's trade union movement has revealed he is backing Owen Smith for Labour leader because he will ensure the party is more than just a "protest movement". Sir Paul Kenny, the former general secretary of…
Two major trade unions have launched consultations with their members over which candidate should receive their support in the leadership contest. Unison, who backed Jeremy Corbyn a year ago, and GMB, who stayed neutral in 2015, have begun…
Trade unions GMB and Unison have issued public declarations of their backing for under-fire Jeremy Corbyn after the Labour leader suffered a wave of resignations. More than 30 shadow cabinet members and ministers have resigned their…
Trade union GMB has today released a video in which workers describe how the have benefited from the impact of EU protections. To watch click here.
