GMB Campaigns

This International Women’s Day, we’re honouring the women who lift others as they rise. Thank you for shaping fairer, better workplaces. #GiveToGain #MakeWorkBetter #IWD2026

🚨MARCH TOGETHER AGAINST THE FAR RIGHT – 28 MARCH 🚨

The Together Alliance is taking to the streets of Central London on Saturday 28 March at 12pm, and GMB is mobilising.

👉 If you’re a GMB member in North East, Yorkshire & Humber tell us if you’ll be joining us here: tinyurl.com/MarchTogether

Your rights at work during #Ramadan include:

✅ Flexible working to support fasting/prayer
⏰ Temporary adjustments to shifts & meetings
🥱 Extra rest breaks to help manage energy levels
📆 Flexibility when booking annual leave (including for Eid)
😌 Access to a safe private space for prayer/reflection

📢GMB Union is challenging Horizon Academy Trust's decision to close primary school kitchens in Hull, and is calling on both East Riding and Hull Councils to intervene.👇

Four years ago Putin began his brutal invasion of Ukraine.

Today - and all days - we stand with Ukrainians.

Sláva Ukrayíni 🇺🇦

🚨BREAKING: Hundreds of children in Hull face losing their fresh school dinner after an academy closed it's kitchens today!

Read more below 👇

www.gmbneyh.org.uk/hundreds_of_...

Out in the freezing Northumberland cold at Organon in Cramlington, talking to workers and building union strength.

GMB Union is here, growing fast and standing up for every worker’s voice!

#GMBUnion #Organon #MakeWorkBetter

'Chance to celebrate everything Jo stood for': Final run to be held for MP Jo Cox A charity run in honour of the late MP Jo Cox will take place for the final time later this year.

'Chance to celebrate everything Jo stood for': 🧡🖤Final run to be held for MP Jo Cox, backed by GMB Union👇

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/...

Leeds-based glass giant to cut up to 40 jobs across West Yorkshire plants Dozens of jobs could be axed at Verallia's Leeds and Knottingley glass factories, with unions pointing to a lack of government support.

🚨GMB Union warned the government about the pressures on the glass industry, caused by the glass tax and soaring energy prices... and now this👇

www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/busines...

40 WEST YORKSHIRE GLASS FACTORY JOBS UNDER THREAT GMB North East, Yorkshire & Humber

🚨Knottingley & Leeds Verallia glass sites to slash jobs!

This is devastating news for the industry & the local community. Glass manufacturing is not operating on a level playing field.

With glass tax & rising energy costs, we warned Government jobs would go👇

www.gmbneyh.org.uk/40_west_york...

Run For Jo: Sun 21 June 🖤🧡

GMB is proud to be headline sponsor for the Run For Jo & Family Fun Day in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox.

This will be the last run, so lets make it a big one.
Sign up here racebest.com/races/uhw7u or just come along and have a great day.

www.gmb.org.uk/news/final-r...

UK crisps crisis as warning issued over Hula Hoops and other favourites It's now 'crunch time' for KP snacks after the GMB union voted for strikes.

UK crisps crisis as warning issued over Hula Hoops and other favourites👇

Dozens of staff voted to walk out in a dispute over additional duties imposed by KP bosses without extra pay or proper consultation.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2168...

We’re proud to mark #HeartUnions Week🧡🖤

Every day, union members show that by standing together, we can improve working lives and create better workplaces ✊

#MakeWorkBetter

HULA-HOOPS AND POM-BEARS WORKERS VOTE TO STRIKE GMB North East, Yorkshire & Humber

🚨BREAKING: Workers making Hula Hoops, McCoy’s, Pom Bears and Discos prepare for industrial action amid pay row.👇

www.gmbneyh.org.uk/hula_hoops_a...

BREAKING 🚨: Barnsley NHS staff ready to strike in response to fire and rehire threat 🙌

97% backed strike action - in a ballot of more than 600 workers 🪧

Hundreds of Barnsley Hospital workers ready to strike More than 97 per cent ready to walk out over fire and rehire threat

BREAKING🚨 Hundreds of workers at Barnsley NHS Trust have said they are ready to strike after bosses threatened them with fire and rehire 😠👇

@barnshospital.bsky.social

www.gmb.org.uk/news/hundred...

✊Massive thanks to @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social for powering through a whistle‑stop tour of workplaces and reps’ meetings across our region, and for helping to fire up our equal pay campaign launch at Kirklees Council!🖤🧡 #MakeWorkBetter

Hospital workers to vote on strike action Hundreds of hospital workers in South Yorkshire are voting on whether to take strike action.

BREAKING 🚨: Barnsley NHS Trust has warned staff they could face ‘fire and rehire’ as management attempts to push through new contracts that scrap all paid breaks and introduce longer unpaid ones.👇😠

@barnshospital.bsky.social

www.thestar.co.uk/community/mo...

10th Anniversary Farewell Run For Jo: Sunday 21 June 2026, in memory of Jo Cox, MP.

GMB is proud headline sponsor for the Run For Jo & Family Fun Day.

GMB is hoping to have even more people coming together for this special farewell.

Sign up 👇🙏👟

racebest.com/races/uhw7u

Pay cut for council staff in Doncaster to be reversed Doncaster's mayor says reversing the cut imposed in 2012 will help with retention and recruitment.

📢GMB Union has campaigned relentlessly to restore lost wages at Doncaster Council and welcomes the decision to finally give back the 2.5% pay cut imposed on staff in 2012 - a long‑overdue step towards ending more than a decade of unfairness.👇

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Week-long strike over pensions begins at Keighley hospital The dispute at Airedale General Hospital relates to jobs outsourced to NHS subsidiary AGH Solutions.

😠It's time for Airedale NHS Trust bosses to sort the pension debacle out at Airedale Hospital and let's get our members back to work!! 👇

#AiredaleStrike #MakeWorkBetter

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Back Airedale NHS Workers Outsourced Airedale hospital workers are on strike. They do the same work as their NHS colleagues, but are paid less. Donate to support their strike to win NHS pay for NHS work.

200 hospital workers at Airedale Hospital will walk out for 7 days from 20 January in a dispute over being denied access to the NHS pension scheme.

They're standing up for equality, please support them if you can 👇🙏

back-airedale-nhs-workers.raiselysite.com

www.gmbneyh.org.uk/airedale_hos...

🚨BREAKING: GMB win as more than 4,000 Doncaster workers get pay rise worth millions.

📰Read all about it👇

www.gmb.org.uk/news/more-th...

Airedale hospital workers hand in 7,000 petition ahead of strike Staff set for seven day strike over pension inequality

📝Airedale hospital workers hand in 7,000 signature pension petition ahead of strike next week👇
www.gmb.org.uk/news/airedal...

On this day in 1855 Eleanor Marx, a co-founder of our union, was born.

She was at the forefront of the fight for the 8 hour working day and consistently fought for justice & equality.

Today we celebrate all her achievements 👏

🚨GMB members working at Airedale Hospital are back on strike next week 20-26 Jan. All they want is the same pension rights as their NHS colleagues. Please support them and sign their petition👇🖤🧡

www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/de...

BREAKING 🚨: NHS workers launch week-long strike for pension equality 🧑‍⚕️

Directly employed NHS staff at Airedale hospital get seven times the employer contribution compared to some outsourced staff 🙅

🚨BREAKING: The dispute at Airedale Hospital in Keighley rumbles on as nearly 200 essential staff take seven days of strike action in a fight for pension equality. 20-26 January.👇
www.gmb.org.uk/news/airedal...

🤶🎅Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the GMB team in North East, Yorkshire and Humber.

Thank you for standing with us this year. Together, we’ll keep pushing to make work better in 2026!

BREAKING 🚨: Birmingham women workers get confirmation of cash settlement today 👏

Tens of thousands of workers will receive their share of hundreds of millions 🎉