Skip to content

Branch News

Merton School Support Staff balloted for strike action!

Posted: 27th February 2026

Staff are losing around a thousand pounds every year and are sick of waiting

GMB members working as school support staff within London Borough of Merton will be balloted for strike action over a long-standing pay discrepancy.

TAs and school support staff within LB Merton receive London Weighting at the Outer London rate, while their…

Read more…

X Share

Sign our letter to Bridget Phillipson

Posted: 18th December 2024

Read GMB’s letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, calling for an increase in funding for local government and schools to fund the pay increase that school staff deserve. Agree with us? Add your name to the letter using the link below.

https://www.gmb.org.uk/schools/sign-our-letter-to-bridget-phillipson

X Share

Congress 2023 Brighton

Posted: 20th October 2023

GMB Congress is held annually and it is where the lay member ruling body of the union decides GMB policy on all issues. Merton Branch Secretary, Marzena Zborowska-Huggett, was in attendance at this years event.

X Share