100 years ago the National Federation of Women Workers merged with the National Union of General Workers - now GMB. GMB Activist @Sarah_atGMB dedicates 2021 to all those women who fought and continue to fight to right the wrongs. Read her blog here 👇 https://www.gmb.org.uk/long-read/fight-struggle-right-wrong
#OnThisDay in 1855 Eleanor Marx, a co-founder of our union, was born.  Eleanor was at the forefront of the fight for the 8 hour working day and consistently fought for justice.  Today we celebrate her achievements and use them to reinvigorate our drive to make change.
Three years on since construction and outsourcing giant Carillion went bust and yet the Government still haven't learned the lessons. This issue is at the heart of what’s wrong with outsourced services - when things go wrong nobody takes responsibility. https://www.gmb.org.uk/news/dire-government-failed-hold-carillion-account
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Thank you to @AnnaMcMorrin for raising the concerns of British Gas members in Parliament today. The message to Centrica bosses couldn't be clearer: drop your fire and rehire threats now and get back around the table. #PMQs#StopTheBritishGasFire
Children rely on free school meals. The images and reports of utterly derisory food packages families are receiving are scarcely believable. This is what happens when profit-chasing private companies get important health contracts. The govt needs to step in and sort it out.
Jeff Bezos is beyond wealthy. In fact, if he divvied up the increase in his wealth since last March amongst the 1.2 million global Amazon workforce they would receive more than ÂŁ43,000 each. It's time Bezos stopped being cheap on workers' rights. https://www.gmb.org.uk/news/bezos-amazon-worker-covid-bonus-pandemic-wealth