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Sharon Graham has accused Rishi Sunak of an "abdication of responsibility" over upcoming industrial action by ambulance workers following reports that ministers failed to discuss the NHS strikes during a cabinet meeting today. The Unite…
GMB national secretary Andy Prendergast has warned that the country faces a choice between funding the NHS "properly" or watching it "wither away". Speaking to Sky News this morning, Prendergast said: "Our members are exhausted. They’re…
Gary Smith has criticised Labour's handling of the "row" over picket lines during the strikes over the summer but argued that the party has set out a "very radical programme", including on workers' rights and trade union rights. Speaking at…
Problems of low pay and low investment have gone hand-in-hand for many workers that GMB represents, including tens of thousands of members across low-paying sectors such as retail, social care and security. For our members in these sectors…
Labour in Communications has today announced the launch of a Q&A series with general secretaries of leading trade unions in the UK, LabourList can reveal. The network of Labour-backing communications professionals, launched in November 2021…
Rachel Reeves has urged the government to be "more ambitious" in its targets for hydrogen energy and emphasised the "crucial role" it could play in increasing energy security in the UK. On a visit to a Northern Gas Network site in Gateshead…
Labour staff represented by the Unite trade union have voted in favour of strike action over a pay offer of 2% that amounts to a real-terms pay cut, while those represented by GMB union have "reluctantly" voted in favour of accepting the…
Education trade unions have called on the government to take urgent action to prevent disruption to schools in the run-up to Christmas amid concerns over rising cases of the Omicron variant and increasing classroom absences. Four unions –…
The focus for environmental and climate policy this week has rightly been the COP26 talks in Glasgow, where world leaders are making decisions that will quite literally determine the future of our planet. But while grand commitments made on…
GMB general secretary Gary Smith has told a party conference event that the Labour Party "does not properly understand energy". The event, organised by the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) and the Dods Group, looked at the nuclear sector…
Delegates at the Labour Party's annual conference have backed a policy motion calling on the party to back a "socialist green new deal" advocated by campaign organisation Labour for a Green New Deal this afternoon. The motion was also…
Tom Warnett has had to step down from Labour's ruling body, the national executive committee, and was replaced by political officer Gavin Sibthorpe as a GMB representative in a by-election today. Warnett, a 36-year-old father of two who is…
