GMB London Region

Thank you to @sarahedwardsmp.bsky.social for backing #OneParliamentOneEmployer.

Fair work for staff makes for a better-run Parliament. (Signature No.6)

Thanks to @joepowell.bsky.social for supporting #OneParliamentOneEmployer.

Clear, consistent support for staff helps Parliament function effectively and serve the public better. (Signature No. 5)

On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we remember persecutions of the past and stand against hatred and prejudice in the present.

“As an MP, my priority is being there for my constituents…”

@emily4mk.bsky.social explains why #OneParliamentOneEmployer would strengthen how MPs’ serve the public.

Thank you to @emily4mk.bsky.social for backing #OneParliamentOneEmployer.

Clear, consistent support for staff allows MPs’ to spend more time serving their constituents and less time managing fragmented systems. (Signature No. 4)

See below why Emily backs our campaign👇

Thank you to @luke-akehurstmp.bsky.social for backing #OneParliamentOneEmployer.

Clear standards, consistent terms and a single employer are essential to a professional and credible Parliament. (Signature No. 3)

BREAKING: Transport Salaried Staffs Association suspends engagement with GMB officers, effectively derecognising the union.

We will not stop fighting for the welfare of our members and this is why ⬇️

Thank you to @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
for standing with staff and backing #OneParliamentOneEmployer.

Fair work needs one system, not 650 employers. (Signature No. 2)

TfL goodwill payment to drivers affected by licensing delays a ‘positive step’

We are pleased to see Transport for London has taken the positive step of introducing a Goodwill Payment Scheme for drivers impacted by licensing delays.

GMB continues to investigate avenues to claim compensation for our affected members.
www.gmblondon.org.uk/news/tfl-goo...

Thank you to Calvin Bailey MP for standing up for equality in Parliament.

Backing #OneParliamentOneEmployer is about fairness, consistency, and proper protections for everyone who works here. (Signature No. 1)

Thank you to one of our star reps @jimmysergi.bsky.social for backing #OneParliamentOneEmployer.

Staff deserve fair, consistent pay and conditions across Parliament, and it’s vital that those working here have champions who stand with them.

The GMB union is proud to have delivered aid to Ukrainian Unions fighting for survival From bombed classrooms to coal mines under siege, Ukraine’s trade unions are fighting for survival against Russian fascism and for the future of their country.

GMB is enormously proud to have worked with @ukrainesol.bsky.social to donate essential supplies to the Kharkiv region & visit our brave union colleagues. Read more about this aid mission ⬇️
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/the-...

We won over half a million pounds in injury compensation for our ASDA members in 2025 and they kept every penny.

If you think you have a claim, visit unionline.co.uk or call 0300 333 0303.

Construction workers at Sizewell C were offered a raw deal to be on standby over Christmas, but GMB helped them secure improved pay and terms. When unions and workers stand firm, we can make work better.

Read more 🔗https://tinyurl.com/bdd5y95y

On her birthday, we pay tribute to our co-founder Eleanor Marx. Her tireless dedication to the twin struggles for workers' and women's rights serves as an example to us all and reminds us that a woman's place is in her union.

Restoration of Parliament ‘requires full decant to London site’ to protect workers’ safety and livelihoods

Parliament urgently needs repair and restoration work, but this must be done with the best interests of workers in mind.

GMB and @joshdeanmp.bsky.social are calling for a full decant of Parliament to a London site to ensure workers' safety & protect their jobs.
www.gmblondon.org.uk/news/restora...

Our striking members at the Shell Bacton Gas Terminal want equal pay for equal work - and they're making plenty of noise about it.

It's time for Altrad to do what's right and shell out!

The wind and rain won't deter our striking members at the Shell Bacton Gas Terminal. They're as determined as ever to tell their employer, Altrad, to shell out for fair wages.

£3.6 million - that’s how much we won for our members with personal injury claims in 2025. And the best part is they kept every penny.

If you think you have a claim, visit unionline.co.uk or call 0300 333 0303 today.

East of England Ambulance Service accused of ‘expensive and dangerous mistake’ over ambulances without enough airbags

First the wrong wheels, now missing airbags. East of England Ambulance Service Trust must get a grip on ambulance purchasing. 🚑

Costly mistakes like this take urgently-needed resources away from frontline response.
www.gmblondon.org.uk/news/east-of...

Happy New Year from everyone at GMB London Region! ✨

Thank you so much for your support in 2025. We're looking forward to an even better year ahead.

Calls for London NHS Trust to be stripped of living wage accreditation as staff vote for industrial action

Living Wage Employer accreditation means something: that you will pay ALL your staff a living wage.

We are calling on Grundon to pay our waste management members the London Living Wage and LNWH NHS Trust to enforce it. Read more ⬇️
www.gmblondon.org.uk/news/calls-f...

BMA accused of hypocrisy as its own staff threaten to strike over pay Dispute with clerical staff over below-inflation pay rise comes as NHS resident doctors start BMA-backed strike

BMA leadership have made their staff a pay offer that they would encourage their own members to reject.

If we don't receive a credible offer at the next stage of negotiations, we will have no choice but to ballot our members for industrial action.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

BMA staff escalate pay dispute following 'disappointing' offer

BREAKING: BMA staff have escalated their pay dispute following a disappointing offer from management.

It's time for the BMA to offer our members a decent pay rise to reflect inflation and address years of pay erosion.
www.gmblondon.org.uk/news/bma-sta...

Happy Chanukah from everyone at GMB London Region!

Johnson Matthey's Royston gigafactory site branded 'unsafe' following staff walkouts

Safety at work is a basic right. But for our members at the Royston gigafactory site, their workplace is dangerous - and they've been punished for challenging it.

We will fight to get our members back to work and improve conditions on the site.
www.gmblondon.org.uk/news/johnson...

Workers rights have come a long way since 1889, but one thing is a true now as it was then: when workers stand together, we achieve great things.

Equal pay for equal work and decent conditions are all fundamental human rights. Together with our members, we fight for them every day. #HumanRightsDay

Waltham Forest bin strikes averted after new pay deal

GMB WIN: Refuse and grounds maintenance workers in Waltham Forest have accepted an improved pay offer, avoiding the need for industrial action.

This is a great result for our members, who stood together to fight for a better deal.
www.gmblondon.org.uk/news/waltham...

Week 7⃣ on the picket line with our striking Altrad members. It might be wet and windy but morale is high.

They have a clear message for their employer: it's time to shell out. Fair pay now!

BMA branded 'hypocritical' as staff launch formal pay dispute

🚨BREAKING: BMA staff enter into pay dispute with their employer over 'hypocritical' 2 per cent pay offer.

The BMA heavily criticised the Government over a pay award to doctors of 2.5 per cent, but has offered their own staff less.

Read more ⬇️
www.gmblondon.org.uk/news/bma-bra...