"Effectively this is the Council Leaders sticking two fingers up to their staff whilst they struggle to pay their bills", say GMB Union

As GMB members working for British Gas take their 23rd day of strike action, the Leader of Southampton City Council says ‘the use of fire and rehire is unnecessary and bullish.’

We wholly condemn the sacking of the Marley strikers, whilst the manager who drove his car at them is lauded, says GMB Union

GMB considers that the Council's pay claim is not good enough, especially taking in to account that some staff were on a previous 3 year pay freeze.

"British Gas should recognise that the only way to end the disruption they provoked is to take fire and rehire pay cuts off the table", says GMB Union

GMB Union will not allow a private company which is making huge profits out of the NHS to erode the pay, terms and conditions of our hard-working members

Beenham’s Marley tiles factory set to see GMB members take strike action after company offered a measly 1% pay despite £16 million in profits last year 

"Our door remains open, but our members will not accept a pay cut in order to gain parity with their colleagues on sick and holiday pay. This is robbing Peter to pay Paul and…

Betrayed GMB Union members deliver massive vote in Centrica consultative ballot paving the way for autumn strike action 

"Let’s hope the onset of strike action is just the jolt the Council need to wake them up and start negotiations. It’s their move next," say GMB Union