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.
World Menopause Day takes place in GMB trade union regional office, Columbus Quay on Monday October 18th
World Menopause Day is October 18th and the GMB union will be holding a special event to recognise its importance. As a union we see the menopause as a daily health and safety issue which is constant for more than half of our members and are raising awareness of the impact of this condition.
Andrew has raised over £1,000 for The Brain Charity
The chair of our disabled workers group Andrew Wennell got on his bike for a brilliant cause back in July.
He took part in the Liverpool -Chester cycle ride on a specially adapted tricycle as his disabilities prevent him from riding a standard two wheeled bicycle.
There was also lots of partying going on with all the bars having outside stages hosting fantastic and interesting acts.
This was the first time we had attended Salford Pride or ‘Pink Picnic’ and it had much more of a community feel rather than the large corporate money-spinners that some of the bigger Pride events have become.
Paul said: “This is a victory for common sense. The union team working together has done some sterling work on this issue
A guarded welcome from GMB union officials was the outcome of a grievance appeal meeting at Bookers Wholesale depot at Haydock. Moves by management to introduce new technology was challenged by the union and the appeal has now been adjourned until more work can be carried out on the safety aspects of the changes.
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
