Posted: 25th February 2021
As expected, the Government has now announced its intention to fully reopen schools on Monday 8th March. GMB proposed, and would have preferred, a phased reopening of schools but this was rejected and so we have prepared advice and guidance for you, to assist in ensuring you are as safe as possible when schools fully…
Posted: 5th January 2021
From New Year’s Day onwards GMB has called on Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson to extend home learning for all primary school children with the exception of vulnerable children and key workers’ children.
GMB will never play fast and loose with the security of your jobs and whilst most…
Posted: 29th May 2020
GMB Milton Keynes Branch have just taken stock of hand sanitiser and hygiene hook keyrings. We will also shortly be receiving some face masks (source control masks – not PPE and so should not be used by healthcare workers). The Branch Committee also recently pledged to support the Covid-19 MK Emergency Response Appeal with a…
Posted: 18th May 2020
The Government have announced plans to phase in a wider opening of primary schools from 1 June, starting with nursery, reception, year 1 and year 6.
The Government has further stated that it aims for all remaining primary children, plus year 10 and year 12 students to return to school for up to four weeks of the summer term.
The statement has caused a great deal of concern amongst GMB members about safety for pupils,…
Posted: 19th March 2020
Visit our Coronavirus Hub via the link below for more information about Coronavirus (Covid-19) and your rights at work. The information provided will be regularly updated.
LINK: GMB Coronavirus Hub
GMB members should also be receiving regular updates by email. If this is not the case please first check your junk/spam folder for any…
Posted: 27th February 2020
GMB, the union for public service workers, have won their fight for street cleaners to be paid the Real Living Wage, thanks to an agreement secured by GMB with Serco, and which will be backed and financed by Milton Keynes Council.
MK Council is a living wage employer and now all employees and contracted employees…
Posted: 18th February 2020
Conditions are getting worse and worse for Amazon workers.
We can’t let this continue.
No-one should be scared about leaving work in an ambulance. But that’s the reality hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers face each and every shift.
It’s why GMB is tonight calling for a parliamentary investigation into Amazon.
Amazon are spending millions…
Posted: 22nd January 2020
GMB’s 60-strong Central Executive Council (CEC) has today nominated Lisa Nandy for Labour Leader and Angela Rayner for Deputy Leader.
Executive members voted for their favoured candidate following a hustings in London earlier today.
On the Labour leadership, Tim Roache, GMB General Secretary, said:
“Lisa Nandy is a breath of fresh air in the debate…
Posted: 14th October 2019
GMB London Region is holding the following Hustings for the purposes of the General Secretary & Treasurer Election 2019. The candidates in the election are Timothy John Roache and Kathleen Walker-Shaw.
The first Hustings is to take place at 2 p.m on Saturday 26th October 2019, at Woburn House Conference Centre, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London WC1H…
Posted: 8th May 2019
GMB and the recognised trade unions have put together a joint survey for school leaders, classroom teachers and support staff to determine their views of how effective they feel the Trust is in running their schools and the impact their decisions have on their schools.
AET currently operate two schools in Milton Keynes, Sir Herbert…