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600 Coastguards sign vote of no confidence in MCA chief

Almost 600 Coastguards have called for a vote of no confidence in the chief executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).  GMB Union wrote to the MCA chair Lord Stevens in July to 'formally express our lack of confidence in the leadership of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency under Chief Executive Virginia McVea'. 

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GMB DELIVERS ‘BURNHAM'S BREW’ TO DOWNING STREET IN A CALL FOR PM TO AXE UNFAIR GLASS TAX

GMB Union delivered a special message to Downing Street, presenting a case of specially commissioned ‘Burnham's Brew’ beer and calling on the Prime Minister to intervene to protect thousands of jobs threatened by the Government's unfair glass tax.

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HUNDREDS OF KIRKLEES WORKERS LODGE EQUAL PAY CLAIMS

More than 500 GMB members have submitted claims over potential pay discrimination, with the union urging all eligible workers to come forward.

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LEEDS CITY COUNCIL FACES EQUAL PAY CLAIM ‘WORTH HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS’

Leeds City Council faces equal pay claims worth hundreds of millions of pounds , GMB Union has said.

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DONCASTER PENSION 'RIPOFF' SEES HUNDREDS OF WORKERS OVERPAYING

GMB Union has today [Monday] demanded an end to the Doncaster pension 'rip-off' which sees hundreds of workers  over pay each month.

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HUNDREDS MARCH IN BLACKPOOL TO PROTEST SCHOOL SUPPORT ‘BETRAYAL’

A delegation of hundreds of union members will march through Blackpool today [Wednesday 10 June] to demand improvements to the School Support Staff negotiating body from the Government.

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Steel industry needs public inquiry, GMB congress hears

The UK steel industry needs a public inquiry to secure its future, GMB congress heard.

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HALF OF WORKERS WORRIED ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE WILL TAKE THEIR JOB, MASS SURVEY SHOWS

A mass survey of thousands of workers reveals almost half (48 per cent) are worried Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take their jobs. 

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DRIVERLESS TAXIS COULD COST 300,000 DRIVERS THEIR JOBS, GMB CONGRESS HEARS

More than 300,000 jobs are at risk from driverless taxis, GMB Congress was told today.  

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Think You Don’t Need a Union? Think Again.

Work in a school but not in a union yet?

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