GMB union Central Executive Council appoint acting General Secretary
The Central Executive Council (CEC) met today, 5th November 2020, and discussed the position of a replacement Acting General Secretary following the announcement of John Phillips' retirement on 31st December 2020.
Nominations for the position of Acting General Secretary were sought from CEC members.
We are fighting back as a union and are campaigning for example in Northern Ireland this week for the politicians to look at changing from provision of sandwiches to hot meals for school children in the province.
The Free School Meals Campaign. Hunger and GMB union politics
There has been a massive and welcome backlash against Tory intransigence over the issue of Free School Meals, with social media and much of the mainstream media questioning the decision to vote down a motion to provide for children in England during school holidays.
GMB union want to make sure you have a say on your pay.
GMB union is gearing up for the NHS Pay campaign and we want to make sure you have a say on your pay.
NHS staff have worked above and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic and we want to thank you for everything you are doing to look after us.
SAVE MANCHESTER FAYRE
We have been informed that members working within Manchester Fayre (Manchester City Council school meals provider) have been told that the council is going to consider at Executive Committee on the 11th of November no longer providing a School Meals Service from September 2021.
In a nutshell this means that all staff will be either TUPED to their individual school or the school would have to choose their own provider.
It is a health and safety issue, a matter of life or death in some cases and we don’t apologise for demanding that employers take every precaution to provide control measures to deal with this deadly pandemic.
The GMB union is leading the way in tackling the Coronavirus impact on working people. Right from the off we have taken steps to protect our members, particularly those in the most vulnerable jobs. It is a health and safety issue, a matter of life or death in some cases and we don’t apologise for demanding that employers take every precaution to provide control measures to deal with this deadly pandemic.
Please complete the GMB union survey. Union strength is in its numbers so the more people who join GMB, the more power we have to challenge employers and make a real difference for you in your work.
GMB trade union will be meeting shortly to agree the Local Government Pay Claim for 2021/22 across England, Wales & Northern Ireland. The pay claim will then be submitted to the employers in the next few months and discussions will start on your pay.
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The NRG members have, on more than one occasion, suggested that the government has fallen into that fatal trap of making national decisions based on a London-centric view with London data.
There is an old Chinese curse which says:” May you live in interesting times” and it applies to all of us right now. Interesting to say the least and strange in many ways as the Coronavirus comes back in a second wave and we are also being told “by the way prepare for a No Deal Brexit”, with all the mayhem and damage that will bring. Strange things are happening every day.
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Their most obvious failing has been anything and everything they do that is associated with the Coronavirus
Let’s be honest we could not have a worse Prime Minister and government - maybe other than Donald Trump - in charge of our future.
They are guilty of so many failings, either through incompetence or their lack of care for the majority of people in this country. Their racism is obvious. - Just look at the Home Office approach to immigration and the Windrush scandal.
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