GMB union

UK coastguard agency chief faces calls to resign over use of unverified data to back up pay plan

by The Guardian | Oct 9, 2026 | Emergency services, GMB union, Politics, Public sector pay, Public services policy, Society, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news, Voluntary sector, Workers' rights | 0 |

Regulator says poll cited by Virginia McVea in move to strip rescue officers of pay did not sufficiently back up her claimThe head of the UK coastguard agency is facing calls to resign after she was found to have used unverified...

Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors

by The Guardian | Aug 26, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Electoral reform, GMB union, Labour, Party funding, Politics, Stella Creasy, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news | 0 |

PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to LabourAndy Burnham has dropped his support for capping political donations, causing anger among activists and...

Unions rebuff Farage and say Reform ‘cosplaying’ as workers’ champions

by The Guardian | Jun 9, 2026 | GMB union, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, Trade unions, TUC, UK news, Unison | 0 |

TUC, GMB and Unison leaders reject invitation to affiliate to Reform amid rising support for party among their membersUK politics live – latest updatesMajor trade unions and the TUC have rebuffed Nigel Farage’s call for unions...

UK politics: Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – as it happened

by The Guardian | Feb 18, 2026 | Benefits, Chagos Islands, Disability, Economic policy, Eluned Morgan, GMB union, Keir Starmer, Labour, Local elections, Local government, Minimum wage, National living wage, Office for Budget Responsibility, Plaid Cymru, Politics, Rail transport, Reform UK, Robert Jenrick, Rupert Lowe, Society, State pensions, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news, Unemployment, Wales, Welfare, Welsh politics, Young people, Youth unemployment | 0 |

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spendingRobert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, is giving his speech now.He has announced, or confirmed, three measures to cut welfare spending.The...

UK politics: Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – as it happened

by The Guardian | Feb 18, 2026 | Benefits, Chagos Islands, Disability, Economic policy, Eluned Morgan, GMB union, Keir Starmer, Labour, Local elections, Local government, Minimum wage, National living wage, Office for Budget Responsibility, Plaid Cymru, Politics, Rail transport, Reform UK, Robert Jenrick, Rupert Lowe, Society, State pensions, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news, Unemployment, Wales, Welfare, Welsh politics, Young people, Youth unemployment | 0 |

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spendingRobert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, is giving his speech now.He has announced, or confirmed, three measures to cut welfare spending.The...

Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Feb 18, 2026 | Benefits, Chagos Islands, Disability, Economic policy, Eluned Morgan, GMB union, Keir Starmer, Labour, Local elections, Local government, Minimum wage, National living wage, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Rail transport, Reform UK, Robert Jenrick, Rupert Lowe, Society, State pensions, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news, Unemployment, Wales, Welfare, Welsh politics, Young people, Youth unemployment | 0 |

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spendingRobert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, is giving his speech now.He has announced, or confirmed, three measures to cut welfare spending.The...

Jenrick says Reform UK would only allow British nationals to claim benefits – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Feb 18, 2026 | Economic policy, GMB union, Keir Starmer, Labour, Minimum wage, National living wage, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Reform UK, Robert Jenrick, Society, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news, Unemployment, Young people, Youth unemployment | 0 |

Reform UK’s Treasury spokersperson announces party’s plans to cut welfare spendingRobert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, is giving his speech now.He has announced, or confirmed, three measures to cut welfare...

GMB union in fresh turmoil over claims by senior female leaders

by The Guardian | Jan 5, 2026 | GMB union, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Exclusive: union facing claim for unfair dismissal from one of two women who complained of bullying and harassmentThe GMB trade union is facing fresh turmoil over claims made by two of its female senior leadership team, as it...

Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan

by The Guardian | Oct 18, 2025 | Ed Miliband, Energy, Environment, GMB union, Politics, Renewable energy, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news, Unite | 0 |

Scheme will offer training for plumbers, welders and carpenters as well as promoting trade union recognitionPlumbers, electricians and welders will be in huge demand as part of a national plan to train people for an extra...

Burnham claims he is ‘completely committed’ to his mayoral job as poll says Labour would overtake Reform UK under his leadership – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Sep 25, 2025 | Andy Burnham, Benefits, Bridget Phillipson, Budget 2025, Children, Council tax, GMB union, Greater Manchester, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour party deputy leadership, Labour party leadership, Manchester, North of England, Patrick Vallance, Pharmaceuticals industry, Politics, Poverty, Reform UK, Steve Reed, Tax, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news, Unison, Unite, Welfare | 0 |

Burnham says he loves ‘everything about this job’ and that he will support the Labour party ‘in whatever way I can’Sweeney asked about Northern Powerhouse Rail, and reports it is being shelved again.Burnham said these reports...

Death threats and slashed tyres as Brighton’s battle of the bins turns toxic

by The Guardian | May 29, 2025 | Brighton, Crime, East Sussex, England, Environment, GMB union, Local government, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news, Waste | 0 |

Decades-long dispute between council and GMB union resurfaces after report shows 140% rise in missed collectionsThe threat, if not explicit, was thinly veiled. Written in capitals, it had been left on a car parked outside the...

British steel industry braces for 2,500 job cuts at Port Talbot in government deal

by The Guardian | Sep 10, 2024 | British Steel, Business, England, GMB union, Job losses, Labour, Lincolnshire, Steel industry, Tata, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news, Wales | 0 |

Announcement on taxpayer-funded rescue plan for Tata-owned south Wales plant expected on WednesdayThe British steel industry is braced for 2,500 job cuts at the Port Talbot steelworks, with thousands more jobs at risk in the UK,...

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