It has been an extraordinary year for everybody.
The last year has brought monumental challenges to so many and at GMB we have been working, and continue to work, around the clock to help our members and our communities.
Here you will find just some of the actions GMB has taken over the last year, along with some of the main victories of the union, since the start of the pandemic to make workplaces and members safer and more protected.
GMB raises concerns as 11% of school nurses lost in just four years.
GMB attacks paltry Statutory Sick Pay on Radio 4. GMB calls for leadership from NHS England and the Government.
NHS staff exposed to coronavirus not given protective clothing or sanitiser
GMB says the anger amongst NHS members is growing and calls for immediate action.
Read moreGMB calls on the Government to requisition private sector hospital beds to help the NHS deal with coronavirus.
GMB launch Coronavirus Hub to provide information, advice and resources to members.
Visit HubGMB list five key demands the Government must meet to keep workers and public safe.
GMB calls for Government intervention to support workers:
GMB calls for the 80% wage protections to be extended to the UK’s 5 million self-employed workers.
GMB calls out Amazon for 'blatantly disregarding' social distancing rules as workers left in 300 strong crowds.
GMB lists five key demands to keep the UK’s care system from collapse.
GMB states they are “using every available means” to force Matalan to do the right thing after members share messages of coronavirus rule breaches.
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Read moreGMB nurses tell the union they feel forced to make their own PPE from laminate sheets and elastic bands.
No PPE requirement in schools 'endangers lives', says GMB
GMB writes to the Chancellor saying minimum wage for furloughed workers 'must be honoured'
Read moreGMB key worker members profiled on Channel 4 News as we call for greater recognition
GMB led a joint union call on for a science-based approach to the wider reopening of schools.
GMB calls for a public inquiry over BAME worker deaths.
Government must turn clapping for carers into cash recognition. GMB calls for Pay Justice for workers in the NHS and social care.
GMB celebrates our NHS heroes on the 72nd birthday of our NHS.
GMB warns over employment as furlough cliff edge approaches & calls on the Chancellor to extend furlough to avoid major job losses.
GMB launches campaign for care staff to be given full pay when sick after over 80% of care staff say they could be forced into work when ill by ‘poverty’ sick pay.
Matt Hancock says he doesn't expect care workers to live on £95.85 a week. Yet, Statutory Sick Pay is exactly that.
GMB survey puts pressure for action on mental health after findings that two in three workers’ mental health harmed by coronavirus crisis.
GMB calls on the Government to use its purchasing power to stand up to Amazon on workers’ rights.
1 in 4 BAME workers not given necessary PPE, shock GMB survey shows.
GMB calls on Asda to use profits to reward staff who risked lives following a 2.7% sales growth.
GMB calls for a parliamentary inquiry into ‘dehumanising’ working conditions at Amazon warehouses as the company enjoys mammoth Black Friday sales.
GMB calls on Ministers to prioritise school support staff for vaccine access on the same basis as teachers.
GMB welcomes U-turn on schools re-opening after PM claimed schools were safe.
GMB calls for urgent free school meals action.
GMB says the Government must step in to protect the aviation industry from ‘total collapse’ amid rumours of a full UK border shutdown.
GMB says vital police staff must be vaccinated as a priority along with all key workers.
GMB calls for an urgent meeting with the Education Secretary after it emerged that guidance for schools had been changed to allow mixing between ‘bubbles’
London hospital 'rewards' staff with parking charges of up to £500 a year. GMB analysis showed the Epsom and St Helier NHS trousered a whopping £3.3 million in car parking revenue in 2020.
Read moreGMB calls for substantial pay rise for council and school workers.
Tomahawk 'bullies' low paid furloughed staff into lending cash for company pensions.
GMB criticises the budget for ignoring key worker wages, ‘poverty’ sick pay and ignoring critical industries desperate for support.
GMB slamms the Government after its evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body suggested that NHS staff could face either a pay rise of just 1% – or more cuts.
