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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

GMB union ‘riddled with misogyny and cronyism’, says former regional chief

Cath Pinder wearing red cardigan and stood by metal fence
‘GMB cannot be allowed to police themselves’: Cath Pinder was elected regional president twice before she was suspended. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

GMB must release former female staff members from confidentiality clauses that prevent them speaking publicly about their treatment, a former regional president of the trade union has said.

Cath Pinder, who was suspended from the union for failing to respond to an email and subsequently expelled earlier this year, said she “feels the GMB is riddled with misogyny and cronyism” and that the union was “failing its members”.

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