The Latest Breaking News from GMB

Union accuses Amazon of 'dirty tricks' and withdraws recognition bid

'Amazon has refused to pay workers a decent wage, but are now paying an additional 1,300 workers to try and bust the union'

Bristol Post · Jun 8, 2023

Scotland hit hardest as manufacturing jobs vanish under Tory rule, study finds

SCOTLAND has been the hardest hit part of the UK as hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs have disappeared since the Tories took power ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 8, 2023

GMB halts bid for official Amazon union claiming firm skewed staff numbers

Amazon denies union claim it drafted in 1,300 extra workers to thwart push for formal recognition at Coventry warehouse

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

Labour to link government tenders to ‘unionised jobs’, Starmer tells GMB

Warm reception for party leader at GMB congress as he backs call for Amazon to recognise union in Coventry

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

Keir Starmer warns UK must seize green jobs or risk repeat of coal mining mistakes

The Labour leader said future generations 'will never forgive us' for failing to modernise as he sought to smooth tensions with the GMB union, which has criticised his plans to block new North Sea oil and gas developments

Daily Mirror · Jun 6, 2023

Labour and SNP face byelection battle after Margaret Ferrier suspension – as it happened

Commons votes to suspend Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP for 30 days after breach of Covid rules

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

Tuesday briefing: Why Scotland is under pressure not to restrict fishing in its seas

In today’s newsletter: Holyrood plans to restrict fishing have been welcomed by conservationists and condemned by those for whom the seas provide an income – is there a compromise?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

A campaign against inheritance tax led by a multimillionaire? These really are desperate times for the Tories

While ministers look to the Telegraph for policies and Nadhim Zahawi fights for the status quo, Labour has a bold, serious vision, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

Starmer bids to persuade unions to back green energy plan

The Labour leader's speech will also back the role of trade unions across the economy

Insider UK · Jun 5, 2023

Energy sector needs ‘plans not bans’, says union chief

Gary Smith, GMB general secretary, warned it would be a ‘huge mistake’ to put all the nation’s eggs in one energy basket.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023