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@gmb.org.uk
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Organising and campaigning to #MakeWorkBetter. Winning for members since 1889. Promoted by GMB union, 22 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD

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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 7h
The £500m handed to teachers from school support staff pensions could have: 🏫 Given every teaching assistant £1000 🎨 Boosted school support worker pay by £600 School support staff are badly paid and undervalued - and rightly furious at the decision from government.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 29/09/2026
The PM’s speech was full of hope and addressed issues GMB members face daily 💦 An actual plan for water 🧑‍⚕️ National Care Service 🧍 Help for young people 🔥 Reduced energy bills The Government must now roll up its sleeves and deliver 💪
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 29/09/2026
The PM’s speech was full of hope and addressed issues GMB members face daily 💦 An actual plan for water 🧑‍⚕️ National Care Service 🧍 Help for young people 🔥 Reduced energy bills The Government must now roll up its sleeves and deliver 💪
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 29/09/2026
Want to hear more from the defence manufacturing sector from a workers perspective? Come to our #Lab26 fringe 🧭 meeting room 11a ⏰ 10-11am
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 28/09/2026
Apprenticeships are vital: for defence manufacturing and for young people's life chances. Watch our member and Appledore apprentice Jack Partridge 👇👇 #Lab26
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 28/09/2026
The Chancellor’s speech was full of hope and optimism for a reindustrialised Britain. From shipyards in Devon, to Merseyside, Rolls-Royce in Derby to the banks of the Clyde. GMB members across the UK can’t wait to get started on a steady drum beat of work that can transform their communities.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 27/09/2026
Today’s announcement is a massive boost for our shipbuilding sector These yards have kept our country safe: the ships that beat the Armada and the Bismarck. But for too long contracts have been sent overseas. This policy will reinvigorate UK yards and the communities that depend on them.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 27/09/2026
At #Lab26 and want to hear more about school support staff’s concerns? Come to arena room tees to hear from our expert panel 💪
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 27/09/2026
At #Lab26? Fancy some high quality merch? We may be able to help
A meme saying “thank you for changing my life” directed at an image of GMB phone fan
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 24/09/2026
BREAKING 🚨: 100% of Barnsley nursery workers back move to strike vote over pension threat 💪💪 Outsourced company Limetree wants to slash their pensions and remove death in service payment 🙅
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 23/09/2026
If there’s a surplus in school support staff’s pension scheme - it should go to them. Not used to boost teacher’s pay. School support staff are the lowest paid education workers. Why should their pension scheme be misused this way? Our letter to the Education Secretary 👇
GMB’s full letter to the education secretary.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 22/09/2026
GMB WIN 🎉: Uranium enrichment workers secure 4.5% pay rise The new pay deal at Urenco's Capenhurst site has ended strike action - with backing from 80% of workers 💪
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 17/09/2026
Raiding school support staff pensions to fund teacher's pay is a disgraceful move. Slashing teaching assistants, catering staff, and other workers pension contributions to pay for a £500m teacher payrise isn't acceptable We are taking our members' concerns straight to ministers
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 16/09/2026
BREAKING 🚨: GMB analysis shows that more than 600,000 council workers have been lost since 2012 🚛 Staff such as carers, refuse workers and teaching assistants are disappearing across England and Wales - with the East Midlands worst hit 🙅
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 15/09/2026
500 million bricks are sitting unused in warehouses. That's enough for two Kidderminsters. All as brick manufacturers are mothballing plants. And housebuilding targets will be missed. We need a joined up strategy for housebuilding: to protect jobs and deliver homes.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 14/09/2026
We've polled our school support staff members: the findings are shocking 🏗️ Almost 1 in 4 work in buildings with asbestos 💩 More than a quarter in damp + mould 🌊 Over half face leaky roofs 🏃‍➡️ 35% lack key PE facilities 📚 17% don't have books for all ages This can't go on.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 11/09/2026
Happy Rosh Hashanah! Shanah tovah u'metukah - to all those celebrating Jewish New Year 🍎🍯
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 10/09/2026
Octopus Energy needs to recognise GMB. We have hundreds of members there who are clear: they want their union to negotiate with bosses. Other energy suppliers work with unions to improve pay and conditions. Why not you @octopus.energy?
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 10/09/2026
The Bank of England has paid a record £35m in bonuses. But their boss Andrew Bailey has previously called for wages to be curbed to halt inflation, All as his staff are landing tens of millions in 'performance awards'. One rule for me, and one for thee. It just isn't acceptable.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 03/09/2026
Today's launch of driverless taxis in London is concerning. There is no plan to deal with the fallout of potentially thousands of people losing their jobs. TfL and the Government urgently need to consider the consequences.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 28/08/2026
In an ever-changing world, the UK having its own tech infrastructure is crucial. We do not want to be reliant on other countries. With the right planning they can be powered with clean nuclear power. But we need skilled union workers to build the data centres.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 26/08/2026
BREAKING 🚨: Belfast airbus workers start strike action ballot 🪧 Over 90% of workers rejected the pay offer - at a site of almost 1600 staff 🙅‍♂️
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 24/08/2026
BREAKING 🚨: Thanet bin workers begin industrial action ballot over management failures 👏 Over 50 Thanet refuse collectors say they have had enough of councillors’ excuses over the state of the district 🚮
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 24/08/2026
On Ukraine’s independence day we say clearly - Slava Ukraini! Today and all days, GMB stands with Ukraine 🇺🇦
An image of the blue and yellow Ukrainian flag, with solidarity with Ukraine written upon it.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 21/08/2026
BREAKING 🚨: North Somerset bin workers vote for strike action 👏👏 Over 100 workers backed action over pay - with workers in neighbouring areas earning £4ph more 🙅‍♂️
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Ukraine Solidarity Campaign 🇺🇦✊🏽🚩 @ukrainesol.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
FREE THE ZAPORIZHZHIA 15 – Ukrainian Ukrainian trade unionists speak in London On 27 August two Ukrainian trade unionists, including a rep from the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, are speaking at UNISON HQ. Eyewitness reports from Ukrainian trade unions under occupation and attack…
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FREE THE ZAPORIZHZHIA 15 – Ukrainian Ukrainian trade unionists speak in London
On 27 August two Ukrainian trade unionists, including a rep from the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, are speaking at UNISON HQ. Eyewitness reports from Ukrainian trade unions under occupation and attack Thursday 27 August, 5.45pm – UNISON national office, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY (ground floor). Please register here for the meeting: free-the-zaporizhzhia-15 Fifteen workers at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) – all members of the Atomprofspilka trade union – have been abducted, subjected to show trials, and sentenced to decades in prison on fabricated charges by the Russian occupation forces.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 17/08/2026
Asda's move to outsource its cleaning staff is wrong. 3500 people are now worried about their livelihoods. Outsourcing has a track record of slashing pay, conditions - and even jobs. This is no way to treat your loyal staff Asda.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 07/08/2026
Just 14% of England's waterways are in good health. 14%. It's a badge of national shame - and privatised water companies must take a massive chunk of the blame. They’ve been allowed to pump sewage into our rivers, as massive dividends take priority over infrastructure.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 05/08/2026
Self-driving robotaxis in London are a worrying development. How will drivers be supported to reskill if their jobs go? How will public safety be impacted? Who is liable for accidents? What implications are there for disabled passengers? We urge TfL to proceed with caution.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 03/08/2026
We need urgent assurances over reports of an AstraZeneca merger deal. Workers are anxious. Mergers too often come with cost cutting measures. Jobs slashed. Plants closed. Management must meet with us, the workers' union, ASAP.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 29/07/2026
We agree with the PM - care workers should be the best paid in society. Without them there is no transformation of care. Their voices must be central as the PM leads the changes social care desperately needs.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 24/07/2026
Trump's tariffs are a mess. They could spell catastrophe for industries and lead to job losses and lower pay for workers. And now the EU has a better trading relationship than we do - undermining the so-called ‘special relationship’.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 23/07/2026
Nestle's private equity sale must not mean a bonfire of workers' rights. We've seen it too many times before. Private equity moves in, and the squeezing of workers for every last drop of profit starts. It cannot happen here.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 16/07/2026
GMB WIN 🚨: The coastguard agency will retain their pay after a GMB campaign 🥳 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency planned to stop their renumeration - but ministers stepped in and did the right thing 👏
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 15/07/2026
Today's Royal Assent for the steel nationalisation bill is huge. Ministers have saved the UK steel industry. Now we need commitments to buy British for public infrastructure. And we need a worker voice on the board of the new nationalised company - to keep British steel alive.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 14/07/2026
The Hillsborough law will finally give a voice to people ignored for far too long. Without the courage and campaigning of the families we would not have got here. Promise made. Promise delivered. #JFT97
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 14/07/2026
Ten billion pounds of taxpayer's money was wasted during COVID on useless PPE. Ten billion pounds. Ministers threw away taxpayer money, lined the pockets of pals and partied while the rest of us were in lockdown. All as workers died and care homes turned into morgues. Lessons must be learned.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 14/07/2026
More than 300 security guards at Asda are facing redundancy. The process is a shambles. Mitie - who employs the workers - and Asda need to rethink.
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Jack Phipps @jackphipps.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Great to meet with Jonny and Lauren from the CST about how we can support Jewish GMB members, work with the GMB Jewish Faith Workers Branch and take a clear stance against antisemitism in the workplace. Proud to be leading on this in the union movement but much more to do!
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 08/07/2026
🚨 TODAY 🚨 Show your solidarity with Ukrainians imprisoned by the Russian regime 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini!!
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 07/07/2026
Almost half of coastguards would be forced to reduce or stop lifesaving work if pay cut plans are carried out. These volunteers are heroes. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency must U-turn.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 05/07/2026
Happy birthday to our NHS 🥳 For 78 years its staff have looked after us all 👏 And we show our appreciation by fighting for Bevan's ideal 🙌
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 24/06/2026
UK steelmaking is critical to our national security. As we argued in Parliament this week, we should have the manufacturing capability here so we can make the steel plate that goes into our warships and energy infrastructure. Onshoring matters.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 22/06/2026
On this day in 1948 the HMT Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks. The Commonwealth citizens onboard travelled to help rebuild the UK after the devastation of World War Two. There must be justice for the Windrush generation. #WindrushDay
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GMB London Region @gmblondonregion.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Nigel Farage asked trade unions to affiliate to Reform. No thanks Nigel.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 17/06/2026
Bidfood bosses kicked the union out of the workplace. But workers said no. Now GMB members have won their fight for a union voice - by standing together 👏👏
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 15/06/2026
When we polled workers, half feared Artificial Intelligence could take their jobs. But this isn't just a dystopian worry for the future. It is already happening in British Gas.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 11/06/2026
The forces of division are seeking to pull people apart and spread their hate. Everyone, no matter their race or background, must be free to live without fear from hatred, racism, and thuggery. Our country must face the far-right challenge head on. Unity is strength.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 09/06/2026
What do trade unionists think of affiliating to Reform? 😂🤣😂 #GMB26
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 09/06/2026
These horrifying figures show our council tax system is completely broken #GMB26
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