Posted: 18th May 2015
Holiday Pay Update
The GMB have been in successful negotiations with Birmingham City Council about overtime and allowances that should have been included in pay when annual leave was taken. Some members will receive a payment from BCC which will be backdated from November 2014. We have also negotiated how payments will…
Posted: 14th May 2015
Join us on Saturday 23rd March 2015. We will be assembling at Victoria Square from 11AM. Everyone is welcome.
Posted: 12th May 2015
PSS/1/2015
11 May 2015
NEW GOVERNMENT MEANS TROUBLE AHEAD – BUT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
For GMB members working in public services the results of the general election and local council elections last week mean that further tough times lie ahead. The Conservative Party agenda of more…
Posted: 28th April 2015
At a meeting of senior local government members from throughout the country held on 23 April, GMB agreed a programme to start the local government and schools pay campaign which will build toward the next round of negotiations later this year. We are in the middle of a two year pay agreement but our intention…
Posted: 19th November 2014
UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS REACH AGREEMENT
ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT NJC PAY
Consultation across the trade unions and the employers on NJC pay has concluded today with all parties reaching agreement on the 2014-16 two year pay proposals. 94% of GMB members voted to accept and other unions also had significant majorities…
Posted: 23rd October 2014
Dear Colleagues,
Today GMB is sending out an online survey to members asking them to tell us what life is like living on a wage less than £10 an hour.
Whilst research has been done by churches and charities to determine what a living wage might be, GMB believes that this still falls short of…
Posted: 16th October 2014
Dear GMB member,
GMB have started the petition “STOP BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL CUTTING VITAL PUBLIC SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY” and need your help to get it off the ground.
Will you take 30 seconds to sign it right now? Here’s the link:
Here’s why it’s important:
Residents of Birmingham are being discriminated…
Posted: 3rd July 2014
Strike Action Thursday 10th July 2014
As you may be aware, GMB members voted in favour of taking strike action, which will take place on Thursday 10th July 2014
There will be a rally at Victoria Square, Birmingham at 11.30 a.m. There will also be a Banner Theatre to play protest songs and there will…