Thousands of coastguards no longer paid for call outs
GMB Congress vows to fight 'reprehensible' move
GMB Congress demands justice for the Chinese Seafarers
11 June 2026
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Latest News
Remove VAT on all menstruation and menopause products, Congress hears
The Government must extend VAT exemptions to all menstruation and menopause products, GMB Congress heard.
Driverless taxis could cost 300,000 drivers their jobs
More than 300,000 jobs are at risks from driverless taxis, GMB Congress was told today
Judges 'neither punchbags nor puppets' says GMB Congress
Judges deserve to do their job free from intimidation, free from harassment and free from political interference, agrees Congress
Further strike dates announced at Brighton Pavilion
BHCC must intervene before the Trust’s financial difficulties lead to bankruptcy, says GMB
Net-A-Porter deliveries to be 'savaged' as 100 strike at warehouse
Distribution staff at high-end retailer set to walk out over pay
More than two hundred South London hospital staff to strike over cuts
‘Wards in disarray’ and ‘bad food’ facing three mental health sites for three days
