Posted: 16th July 2019
Alongside your GMB London Region core training, we would like to draw your attention to e-learning, as a way of enhancing and updating your skills and knowledge, strengthening your ability to represent GMB members in your workplace and further your efforts in building GMB Organisation there.
You can access these courses via the Regional website…
Posted: 20th June 2019
A view from London Central General.
GMB Congress 2019 occurred last week and our delegate, Dave Levy has written a report of his experience there. He has published his report on his blog. The GMB publish the proceedings of Congress on their YouTube channel.
Dave spoke on the CEC special report on Brexit, where…
Posted: 17th June 2019
This site now advertises the the GMB On-line training short course syllabus, and the ACAS online training courses.
Posted: 15th January 2019
If considering a motion for our Branch to send to GMB Congress, you might like to check out current policy which is documented here, on the GMB Web Site.
Posted: 3rd January 2019
Happy New Year to all our members.
We are preparing a Branch activists plan for 2019 will focus on organising new work places and training both workplace organisers and accompanying representatives. Last year’s plan involved increasing the number of trained people on the branch committee that could act as accompanying reps. We now have four…
Posted: 3rd September 2018
Sadly, last week, the London Region Political Officer of the GMB, Gary Doolan passed away.
Our thoughts are with his family. RIP
Posted: 20th March 2018
At our January meeting, as a result of the session in November, we debated and passed the following motion.
FREE OUR UNIONS
We need abolition of the anti-trade union laws, which hamstring workers organising and taking action, and their replacement with strong legal workers’ rights.
We applaud the 2017 Labour Party conference’s unanimous call…
Posted: 17th March 2018
At our November meeting, Gemma Short from the Right to Strike campaign came and spoke to the Branch about the current state of the Law and the Unions’ and Labour’s responses.
She started by looking at the one way history of the reduction of Trade Union rights, starting from the 1909 Osborne Judgement which first…
Posted: 20th September 2017
At the Branch Annual Meeting, in June, we elected a new officer team. The Secretary is Steve Forrest, londoncentralgmb@gmail.com, who had previously served as President. Steve can be reached by phone as on 07984 539122; the President is Dave Levy (gmb@davelevy.info), who had previously served as Branch Political Officer.
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Posted: 19th July 2016
Membership of the GMB, if for over 6 months, entitles you to vote in Labour’s Leadership contest. You can register for a vote at https://support.labour.org.uk/ This is explained at the GMB’s own site “Have your say”, http://www.gmb.org.uk/our-voice. This article has active hyperlinks.