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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Alexandra Topping

GMB members support ballot on strike action over alleged bullying within union

Gary Smith, general secretary of the GMB union, with Ambulance workers at a picket line in Bishop Auckland
Gary Smith was elected as general secretary of the GMB in 2021 and promised to implement the Monaghan recommendations in full. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian

A row has broken out at the GMB, one of the UK’s biggest unions, after members of its largest region supported a move towards industrial action over “serious allegations of bullying and harassment”.

Staff in the north-east, Yorkshire and Humberside (NEYH) region overwhelmingly supported a consultative ballot on strike action – used as a shot across the bow when members want to raise a serious issue.

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