How trade unions reacted to the Chancellor’s furlough extension
Rishi Sunak committed to extending the furlough scheme earlier today, with people set to receive 80% of their…
GMB
We cannot fix social care on the cheap. Sick care workers need full pay
Britain’s care system has never experienced such intense political and public attention. We have clapped our carers and…
Who is set to succeed Tim Roache? Quick guide to GMB’s general secretary race
GMB is currently without a general secretary. The union has acting general secretary John Phillips filling in, but…
WATCH: Keir Starmer backs ‘Britain, we need our steel’ campaign
Keir Starmer has backed the ‘Britain, we need our steel’ campaign led by trade unions and urged the…
GMB MPs staff branch condemns “actions of Rosie Duffield towards staff member”
The GMB trade union branch for MPs’ staff members has condemned the behaviour of Labour backbencher Rosie Duffield…
UWU: Why an independent union for paid trade union staff is needed
If you work for a trade union and have a dispute with your employer, where do you turn?…
£630m in taxpayer money spent on Amazon contracts, TUC analysis shows
The TUC has criticised the government as up to £630m of taxpayers’ money has been spent on contracts…
GMB calls for immediate resignation of Test and Trace chair Dido Harding
Labour-affiliated trade union GMB has called for the immediate resignation of Tory peer and NHS Test and Trace…
The new job scheme is far inferior to furlough. We need a people’s bailout
The Chancellor’s winter economy plan essentially announced a mass cull of jobs that it deemed “non-viable” while imposing…
Government must do more to keep schools safe and open, say unions
Unite the Union, GMB and UNISON have told the government that it must do more to ensure schools…
