News Former GMB boss Paul Kenny pledges support for Smith One of the biggest figures from Britain’s trade union movement has revealed he is backing Owen Smith… Peter Edwards 3rd August, 2016, 9:36 am
News Unison and GMB set to consult members before fresh round of leadership endorsements Two major trade unions have launched consultations with their members over which candidate should receive their support in… Conor Pope 2nd August, 2016, 4:38 pm
News Corbyn facing showdown with MPs as Trident vote planned for July Jeremy Corbyn is facing another showdown with Labour MPs in the run-up to a parliamentary vote on Trident, which… Sarah Pine 8th July, 2016, 1:32 pm
News GMB and Unison issue fresh backing for Corbyn amid resignations row Trade unions GMB and Unison have issued public declarations of their backing for under-fire Jeremy Corbyn after the Labour… Sarah Pine 27th June, 2016, 5:15 pm
Video “If I lose my paid holiday how can I spend more time with my son?” Workers describe impact of EU protections in new GMB video Trade union GMB has today released a video in which workers describe how the have benefited from the… 20th June, 2016, 5:07 pm
News GMB boss: Only 72 hours to save workers’ rights from Boris, Gove and Farage The head of GMB has warned there are just “72 hours to save workers’ rights” in the EU… Peter Edwards 20th June, 2016, 4:59 pm
Comment Trade unions, Corbyn and campaigners are coming together to fight dementia Mary Turner, GMB president, and George McNamara, head of policy and public affairs, Alzheimer’s Society This week’s… 10th June, 2016, 11:51 am
Comment Maya Goodfellow: We are making progress but sexism and class prejudice are still rife within the Commons The average MP: a white man aged 51, whose previous job was, most likely, in politics. No matter how… Maya Goodfellow 8th June, 2016, 10:06 am
Comment Union bosses EU plea’ highlights the threat to workers from a Tory Brexit Who would you trust more – a politician or the person appointed to speak up on your behalf… Peter Edwards 7th June, 2016, 4:00 pm
News GMB honours Harry Harpham with scheme to get working class people into politics A new trade union initiative has been launched to help working class people into politics, and has been… Conor Pope 6th June, 2016, 9:35 pm