GMB will be in Halifax Town Centre (Woolshops) this Saturday, 11th February 2017 from 11am for a petition signing event in support of Calderdale foster carers, following the council’s decision to rubber-stamp detrimental changes to their terms and conditions.

Our Taskforce recommended  that each year on the anniversary of her birth GMB would open nominations for the Eleanor Marx award.

GMB calls on Labour Enforcement Tsar to investigate Barnsley warehouse as fast-fashion retailer announces UK sales climbed by 18% over Christmas.

Why is this important?

Amazon offers "jobs of last resort" to the communities where they build their warehouses, currently Inverclyde, Dunfermline, Swansea, Rugeley, Bedford, Peterborough, Hemel Hempstead, Doncaster and Croydon. They employ tens of thousands of people, mostly on temporary contracts and at arm’s length through agencies.

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'Seemingly huge differences' between conditions for staff at London HQ and for Yorkshire workers, says GMB.

ASOS today announced plans to create 1,500 jobs in its London HQ just days after GMB, the union for ASOS workers, held a ‘catwalk of shame’ outside the AGM in protest at conditions for warehouse workers in Yorkshire.

Workers at Tangerine, who manufacture Barratt Sherbert Fountains, Butterkist Popcorn and Princess Marshmallows set to walk out over ‘derisory’ pay.

In the coming months - partly thanks to high profile GMB campaigns against bad employers such as Uber and ASOS - Members of Parliament are going to hold an investigation into the future of work and workers' rights.

Heartbroken carers now set to resign from profession they love after Calderdale Council rule change.  GMB, the trade union for foster carers, has expressed anger after Calderdale Council nodded through changes to foster carers’ terms and conditions last night (Wednesday 30th November 2016).   

Union will lobby Calderdale Cabinet Meeting on Wednesday 30th November to oppose proposed changes to carers’ terms and conditions.

GMB marks Black Friday by launching confidential helpline for workers to report concerns over working conditions.