GMB Union North West & Irish

📣 GMB Union is taking on Knowsley Council over equal pay.
Enough is enough.

Our members deserve the same pay for equal work.

Time to make it right. ✊

Full press release: www.gmb.org.uk/news/knowsle...

#EqualPay #PayJustice #Knowsley

Today is World Mental Health Day. 🌍

Let’s break the silence, challenge the stigma, and stand together for better mental health at work. 🫶

Whether you're struggling or supporting someone who is, GMB is here—always in your corner. 🧡

👉 gmb.org.uk/campaigns/taking-care/mental-health-matters-support

🎉 Campaign Day!

A huge shoutout to our existing and new members at:
🚚 Bookers & Sysco Distribution
🚖 Uber
🏥 BFS Healthcare
And many more...
For making today a fantastic success! 🚀

Your energy, collaboration, and commitment truly brought our vision to life. Here's to making work better together! 💪

Patricia's journey with GMB Credit Union is one we're proud to share. 💛

Our thoughts are with the Jewish community after yesterday’s horrifying attack. Antisemitism has no place in our society, and we must stand together to root it out.

🎓 Today we were at Edge Hill University chatting with healthcare students about the power of union membership! 💪

❗Why it matters
🛡How it protects you
⚖️ How it helps build a fairer workplace for all

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by, & to our amazing team for making the event possible! 🙌

✊Black History Month is here, & GMB is standing firm in power and pride.🟧

It’s a time to honour Black stories, voices and achievements. It’s more than history; it’s about action:
🔴Celebrating excellence
🟡Challenging injustice
🟢Uplifting every voice

Let’s learn, reflect & celebrate together.📚✨

🚨 Reminder: Happening Tomorrow!

Don’t miss out, register while you still can!

More details + register 👇

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🎉 We’re proud to support Wear Red Day on Friday, 17 October.

A powerful day of action led by our friends @srtrcengland.bsky.social. 🟥

It’s a chance to stand together, celebrate diversity, and say no to racism! 💪

🔗: youtu.be/rhD_PrJ_HYY?...

Celebrating our everyday heroes—Teaching Assistants! 🎉

Your kindness, commitment, and care make classrooms better places to grow and learn. Thank you! 💛

#NationalTADay

We’ve just wrapped up our pilot programme, building on the Reps Level 1 course, giving trade union reps the tools to lead with confidence and clarity 💪🧠

We explored the history and current challenges of the movement 📚, global organising models 🌍, and studied successful campaigns 🎯

Big crowd, big impact! 💥

Council keeps hybrid model, protecting Ards workers ✅

But Bangor & Holywood stay outsourced ❌

Thanks to all unions, clubs & locals who stood with us.

We’re not done yet; the fight for public leisure goes on! 💪

Full story 👉 www.gmb.org.uk/news/mass-pr...

Big thanks to our staff and activists who’ve been out across the region today — speaking to people and recruiting new members into the movement. 🌟

Your dedication is what drives us forward 💪

Hillsborough Law welcome afters decades of campaigning

⚖️ Hillsborough Law enters Parliament today.

Families and campaigners have fought for decades for truth and justice. ✊🕊️

🔗: www.gmb.org.uk/news/hillsbo...

Statement from the Hillsborough Law Now campaugn regarding the news that the Hillsborough Law will be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday 16 September.

GMB Credit Union belongs to its members 🤝

Everyone shares the benefits—not just a few. They support financial literacy, wellbeing & community. When members grow, so do they.

Explore their resources ⬇️

🔗: www.gmbcreditunion.com/resources/

💜 Amazing day at Liverpool Women’s Hospital! 🚑

🙌 Great to catch up with our brilliant members & welcome new ones.

💪 There's power in a union ✊ and together we make the NHS better! 🏥✨

✈️ Behind every flight are workers keeping airports moving.

😡 But nearly 90% say they’ve faced abuse at work – from shouting to physical attacks.

👏 They deserve respect, not violence.

👉 If you’re an airport worker, join us & be part of our Airport Workers Against Abuse campaign.

🚨 A Woman’s Body is Not a Workplace

⏳ 5 weeks to go!

📅 Tues 30 Sept, 12:45PM – Online

🔍 Exploring the realities of sexual exploitation and the wider implications for approaches to the decriminalisation and legalisation of sex work.

More details + register 👇

The Employment Rights Bill could be the biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation — ending fire-and-rehire, curbing zero-hours contracts & giving unions more power.

Tory peers want to water it down. Let’s stop them.

✍️ Add your name: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...

⚠️ NO TOILETS FOR STRIKING SELLAFIELD WORKERS 🚻

Day 9 of the picket and almost 200 staff still have no facilities, as the company hasn’t provided a spot for Portaloos 🏗️

Our members’ resolve remains undeterred ✊

Full story ➡️ www.gmb.org.uk/news/strikin...

🗣️ Let’s Talk Menopause!

💻 Free online session – Wed 24 Sept, 12:45PM

🔥 What it is, how it impacts work, and what real support looks like. Don’t miss it!

Full details + register 👇

#WeMakeTheNHS 💙🧡

For more details, click here 👇
www.gmb.org.uk/public-servi...

Great energy at today’s Regional Equalities Forum! 💬

Kellie, our new Regional Education & Equalities Officer, hit the ground running 🙌

📅 Conference set for Friday, 7th Nov & a programme of work initiated.

💪 Stronger together — stay tuned! 👀

This week across the region, we’ve been out talking to Deliveroo riders at Roadshows 🛵

We’re the union for Deliveroo, here to build power, grow support, and win better rights at work ✊💥

Want in? Start here 👇
www.gmb.org.uk/campaigns/de...

🔥 Day 1 on the picket line at Sellafield!

Mitie’s raking in record profits 💰 but workers are stuck with poor pay while costs keep rising 📈

They’re not asking for the world just a real raise 💷

No more excuses.

✊ Our members work hard. Our members work safely. Our members deserve better.

Today we’re remembering Alice, Elsie and Bebe.

Our hearts are with their families, their friends, and everyone whose lives were changed one year ago.

We stand with the Southport community — a community that has shown incredible strength, compassion and unity in the face of heartbreak.

🧵 NHS workers just rejected the pay offer.

Wes Streeting needs to listen and deliver a fair deal.

🚑 We’ve been out on NHS sites all week because together, #WeMakeTheNHS.

🩺 NHS staff deserve respect and fair pay.

✊ Not in a union? Now’s the time.

Join us 👉 www.gmb.org.uk/join-gmb

📣 MOJ Ballot now open!

This is a straightforward pay offer: 98% of staff will receive 3.75% or more of their salary, and 93% will get a fully consolidated increase.

🗳️ Voting is via the message sent to your phone/email.
⏳ Closes 1 Aug at 12pm.

See the full offer: tinyurl.com/gmbmoj ⚖️✊

Support Mitie Workers at Sellafield: Demand Fair Pay Now! Outsourced Mitie workers at Sellafield are fighting for fair pay, while their CEO earns £14.7 million - 575 times the average worker's salary! Can you sign the worker's petition?

✊ Mitie workers at Sellafield keep the site clean & secure, and earn just over £13/hr.

They’re striking after being offered only a 3.5% rise.

💸 Below inflation
📆 Extra leave excludes many
🤒 Sick pay not guaranteed

Support them 👇
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/su...