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Christmas miracle needed to prevent strikes as Peterborough Council fails to offer better pay for outsourced workers
Without a better deal, strike action looks likely in the New Year, warns GMB Union....
Posted: 22nd December 1260
Essex school support staff job losses would be 'devastating' for staff and children
Posted: 22nd December 2600
Thames Water sewage spills and proposed bill hikes ‘stink’  
GMB London Region has reacted today to news that Thames Water sewage spills have risen 40%, while the company seeks to hike customer charges....
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Outsourced Peterborough Council workers reject 'turkey' of a pay award, sparking strike fears
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‘Undervalued' Foreign Office security guards call for a living wage
Security guards working at FCDO Services, Hanslope Park and employed by Allied Universal G4S have experienced a real terms pay cut, resulting in them being paid below living wage....
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Strike at Unite begins over 'toxic bullying culture'
Workers have started a four-day strike to challenge ‘bullying’ and ‘victimisation’, despite attempts to suppress industrial action...
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Unite employs 'union-busting tactics' and suspends staff about to strike
GMB Union members working in Unite’s National Bargaining and Disputes Support Unit (BDSU) are due to strike next week over 'bullying and victimisation' and have now been suspended from work....
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Speak up for health equity on World AIDS Day
In line with the theme of this year’s World AIDS Day (Sunday 1st December 2024), ‘Take the rights path: My health, my right!’, GMB London Region is reaffirming its commitment to ensuring that everyone living with HIV is protected from discrimination in the workplace. ...
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Thames Water ‘in crisis’ with rising debt and crumbling infrastructure
GMB London Region has reacted today to reports that Thames Water has secured approval for a £3 billion loan, which could incur as much as £800 million interest and other fees.[1]...
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Staff at Unite the Union to strike over 'bullying and victimisation'
Unite’s failure to act over bullying and victimisation allegations is ‘unacceptable’ and GMB members have ‘quite simply had enough’....
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Staff at Unite the Union to be balloted for strike action from today
GMB Union members working for Unite will start voting in a ballot opening today over failures to address bullying accusations against managers and claims of victimisation....
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Drivers union demands that TfL must scrutinise Addison Lee’s behaviour
During an Employment Tribunal this week, it was revealed on 29th October that a senior executive of Addison Lee faked email evidence presented to the Tribunal....
Posted: 22nd December 4260
Aldgate’s local parents set to lose important ‘heart of community’ providing affordable childcare and family support services
The City of London Corporation has announced a decision to close the City Child and Family Centre in August 2025....
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Heathrow passenger numbers rocket but low-paid workers hit with extortionate parking, warns GMB
Heathrow Airport is set to enjoy record-breaking passenger numbers this year, yet has hit low-paid workers with extortionate car parking charges....
Posted: 22nd December 7820
Ground staff at London City Airport set to cause major disruption to BA flights as employer ‘kicks the can’
GMB Union today (Wednesday) warns that London City Airport is facing the first major stoppage in its 37-year history following a 100 per cent rejection of the employer’s pay offer in July....
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Northwick Park strikes end as hospital workers win 25 per cent pay deal
Industrial action at Northwick Park Hospital has ended after GMB members accepted a deal that includes improvements to sick pay, annual leave and a pay increase of up to 25 per cent....
Posted: 22nd December 7520
Casual staff at the City Of London Corporation told to take out loans to pay backdated pension contributions
The corporation’s solution to the problem of making up backdated contributions of thousands of pounds is simply unfeasible for members....
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Community bench installed in memory of Gary Doolan
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Heathrow drivers living on a knife’s edge with short-term contracts and unable to raise genuine concerns
We Know London (WKL) drivers working from London Heathrow Airport have recently raised serious concerns about their working conditions. Enduring a hostile work environment and threatening behaviour from anti-union management....
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Westminster’s waste workers set for strike action after bully bosses sack rep
100 per cent of GMB Members at Veolia Westminster are gearing up to take action following the dismissal of their elected rep for exposing bullying in the workplace to GMB....
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