Next step in the equal pay claim was due to start on 29th November
Dear GMB members
As we have previously updated you, the next step in the equal pay claim was due to start on 29th November, with an 'equal value' hearing in Manchester.
a lot of stores are telling Colleagues they have to work Christmas Eve
Tis the season of goodwill….
If you have not received your ballot paper by 8th December 2021, please contact 0151 203 0189
We will be holding a webinar to discuss the ongoing Industrial Action Ballot and would like you to attend.
The webinars are open to both GMB Members and Non-Union members, so feel free to share the two links below with colleagues.
The two webinars will be held at different times on the same day so please attend the one that is convenient for you.
The webinars will be held on Monday 22nd November at 8am - 9am and 7pm - 8pm.
GMB members working across the NHS voted overwhelmingly to reject the Government’s 3%.
GMB union industrial ballot for trade union members on NHS Pay offer
Frequently Asked Questions for download here
GMB trade union members working across the NHS voted overwhelmingly to reject the Government’s 3%.
You rejected this because:
Colleagues working the Festive Bank Holidays will receive double time
Whilst many of you will already be aware, I wanted to ensure you had sight of the festive working arrangements, as confirmed by Asda:
"Our Christmas store opening hours are available on the seasonal planning site on OneAsda. Colleagues can enter their store numbers onto the site and it will give them their specific opening hours.
Key Points:
Vote and vote YES for Strike Action/Action Short of a Strike
GMB trade union members working across councils, local authorities and schools recently voted to reject the pay cuts being proposed by local government employers.
For every four GMB union members who voted, three rejected the employers 1.75% pay offer for 2021/22.
Dear GMB members,
I wanted to share with you a letter that I am today sending to Asda's owners - the Issa brothers. The GMB is concerned that saddling Asda with more debt could prove detrimental to our members jobs and conditions. We are seeking an urgent meeting with the Issa brothers to discuss this - and the sale and leaseback of the distribution centres.
1.75% offer is wholly inadequate and with energy bills skyrocketing, shopping bills going up, and inflation high and rising
GMB union met with Local Government Employers on Wednesday 13 October 2021. We communicated the clear strength of feeling among local government, council and school workers about how disappointed and angry people are and why members have rejected the plans for pay cuts.
GMB union Members have voted to reject the 1.75% pay offer set out by the NJC employers.
GMB trade union members across Local Government, Councils and Schools have been having their say on pay and the results are in! Three quarters of GMB union members balloted (75%) have voted to reject the pay offer.
GMB union Members have voted to reject the 1.75% pay offer set out by the NJC employers.
''We have been delighted but overstretched by the continuing demand for this training as members step up to become the backbone of this great union.''
The Coronavirus now appears to be much less of a deadly threat thanks to the vaccination rollout. However it hasn’t gone away and people should not return to behaving as though it has.
Address:
GMB trade union
North West & lrish Region
Regional Office
Columbus Quay
Riverside Drive
Liverpool
L3 4GB
Phone: 0151 727-0077
Email:info@gmbnorthwest.co.uk
