Dear Colleagues due to there being a major sporting event in Manchester on Wednesday night 24th April and possible issues with Public Transport the Young members meeting has been rearranged to Thursday night 25th April.
Neil Smith
On Saturday 7th April 2018, Young Members from all Regions gathered in Birmingham City Centre before their National Young Members Network meeting to raise awareness of this year’s priority campaign “Wages Not Based on Ages”.
The regions Young Members are an active group in our region, tackling issues that affect young members and driving new ideas for our trade union. New members are welcome.
The GMB North West and Irish Region Young members AGM will take place at
On the 25th and the 26th November, the fifth annual GMB Young Members summit was held by Scotland Region.
This year, our chair, Ruth Pitchford attended Tolpuddle Festival as a part of the GMB Young Members history school and enjoyed the whole experience. The young members were given the chance to explore the village where the Tolpuddle Martyrs once lived and worked. From the church’s to where they ministered on Sunday Mornings to the tree where the 6 workers met.
On the 14th and 15th November 2016, the fourth annual GMB Young Members summit was held by the Birmingham Region. All nine regions came together to set out the year ahead and reflect on the past year. The GMB Young Members Network is a membership led democratic body that works to bring young GMB members together, making their voices heard in the union and in society by campaigning on issues affecting young people at work.
From the 27th February to the 1st March, North West and Ireland sent a delegation to the National Equalities Conference, ‘Equality Activists Growing GMB’, as a part of this delegation – Ruth Pitchford, who hold the youth strand seat on the REF attended.
On Tuesday 1st November 2016, young members from GMB North West & Irish Region met with Holly Lynch MP and Shadow Minister for Labour Jack Dromey MP to tell them how they have been affected by age discrimination in pay.
You may be aware that on April 1st this year the Government introduced its ‘National Living Wage’ legally requiring employers to pay workers £7.20 per hour. However as well as being far off the £10 per hour real living wage that workers need, it also only applies to workers over 25.
The GMB trade union protects people of all ages at work but importantly young people too. As one of the groups most at-risk from being treated unfairly at work, Britain's young workers are increasingly facing these problems everyday:
- Low pay
- Precarious work (zero-hours contracts etc.)
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
