Posted: 15th June 2013
This was my first visit to a GMB Congress and I was impressed by the organisation that took place. Everything seemed to flow in an orderly fashion. If I could find the smallest fault, it was that some delegates chose to go to the rostrum to speak on every issue, which caused the days business to overrun. This, however,…
Posted: 26th November 2012
On Saturday 24th November 2012 starting at 11am the Milton Keynes City Branch members and a GMB union organiser supported the call from members of “Milton Keynes Against The Cuts” campaign group.
Full story here – Milton Keynes Against The Cuts
Posted: 22nd October 2012
The TUC organised March for A Future that Works, held in London on Saturday 20 October, was an inspirational event.
Read the full story here – Marching Better Future
Posted: 16th June 2012
The following link is to the GMB Congress Report 2012 – Congress Report 2012
Posted: 10th April 2012
MILTON KEYNES PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
In May 2010 a Branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign was established in Milton
Keynes. There is now a Committee of 10 people, 89 paid up members, 200 supporters
and 7 affiliated organisations.
THE PURPOSE OF THE BRANCH is to help raise awareness of the situation…
Posted: 20th November 2011
Wow – what a turn out !!
Over 200 people responded to the call to meet at the Civic Offices in central MK to protest at the attack on public sector pensions, the attack on the welfare state and the potential privatisation of the NHS.
Read the full story here Pensions Rally 30th Nov 2011
Posted: 14th November 2011
On Sunday 6 November, members of GMB MK City Branch and supporters from MK Trades Council welcomed Laurie, who was cycling from Burnley to London to hand in a petition to No 10 Downing Street. Laurie and his support Team had left Burnley on 4 November and were passing through Milton Keynes on their way to London, arriving in
Posted: 30th October 2011
On Sunday 30 October, members of the GMB Milton Keynes City Branch joined
other Trade Unionists and Anti Cuts campaigners in welcoming the Youth Fight for Jobs marchers to Milton Keynes.
The YFFJ were recreating the famous Jarrow March of 1936 by walking the 330 miles from Jarrow to London.
Posted: 1st April 2011
Our NPC’s monthly bulletin for activists in the pensioners’ movement is available on the link below.
Posted: 26th March 2011
INSPIRATIONAL MARCH FOR THE ALTERNATIVE
26 March should give the Con Dem Government something to think about.
Over 500,000 people from all over the country converged on London to say
NO to unfair and unnecessary public spending cuts.
Read the full article at the following link GMB Article 26th March 2011