Equal Pay

Islamophobia Awareness Month 2025

As November comes to a close, GMB Southern Region marks the end of Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM)

www.gmb-southern.org.uk/iam-25

Today is Equal Pay Day: the day women effectively stop earning compared to men.

We fight inequality wherever we find it.

That’s why GMB Union members have launched more than 25 equal pay claims at employers across the UK 👏

Today is World Toilet Day

Millions around the world do not have access to a toilet. Some walk miles just to find one. Lack of safe, clean toilets spreads disease, puts lives at risk & strips people of their dignity. Clean water & sanitation are not a privilege - they are a basic human right.

YouTube video by GMB Union GMB Supports Private Hire Driver Cap | GMB Union

Capping Private Hire Vehicle numbers

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Electric vehicles set to pay London Congestion Charge - BBC News Electric vehicles will no longer be exempt due to their rising numbers, Transport for London says.

Drivers who switched to EVs may face thousands of pounds in extra costs because of proposed changes to the Congestion Charge.

This change would affect professional drivers, as well as couriers, key workers, and small business.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?

I mentioned this was likely years ago.
#EthnicityPayGap

Https://www.Ethnicitypaygapcampaign.com

Attention Taxi & Private Hire Drivers

Due to the recent rise in racist attacks on drivers, it’s more important than ever to stay safe.

Protect yourself - install CCTV camera with monitor (ensure compliance with Licensing & ICO regulations).

Your safety matters. Don’t take risks - get protected.

🚘Private hire drivers, couriers & key workers face being hit with a £13.50-a-day charge for driving electric vehicles.

❌Rolling back the Cleaner Vehicle Discount will hit working people hardest. It’s unfair, and it risks reversing real progress.

✍️Sign the petition: actionhubuk.org

Equal Pay Victory in Southampton!

GMB Regional Organiser Charlotte Gardner said: “GMB members, mainly working women, will receive significant settlements.“

www.gmb-southern.org.uk/news/unions-...

#EqualPay #PayJustice #WomensRights #FairPay #GMBUnion #GenderEquality #Southampton #TradeUnions

Equal pay claim hits £49.2m as 'formal' agreement reached Council bosses in Southampton have reached a “formal agreement” with trade unions on equal pay settlements.

Southampton City Council has reached a formal agreement to settle equal pay claims, with £49.2 million set aside. A step forward in recognising and addressing pay gaps across the workforce.

#EqualPay #Southampton #CouncilUpdate

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Our members went electric - just like London asked. Now they’re being punished.

Private hire drivers, couriers, key workers face a £13.50 daily charge for driving clean vehicles.

📢 Sadiq Khan: Stop punishing clean drivers.
✍️ Sign the petition: actionhubuk.org
📽️ Watch + share.

Please Sign and RT 📣

Preserve the EV Discount for London's Essential Drivers on Action Hub UK - Sign the petition!

actionhubuk.org

Happy birthday to our NHS 🥳

For 77 years its staff have looked after us all 👏

How bins link to a £10.9m equal pay claim for school staff Bosses at Southampton City Council say they are set to budget nearly £11m on resolving equal pay settlements for school staff

How Southampton bins link to a £10.9m equal pay claim at schools

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‘I’m Afraid to Work’: 85% of Uber Drivers Say They Fear More Race Riots This Summer | Novara Media Uber drivers’ work put them on the front lines of last year's far-right riots. A new survey reveals that the vast majority believe disorder will erupt again this year – and fear the app won't protect ...

🚨 85% of Uber drivers are afraid to work this summer, worried about more race-related riots like last year.

#Uber #GigWorkers #UKnews #DriverSafety #FairWork

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Nigel Farage the worker’s friend? No chance.

He voted against ending fire and rehire.

He voted against sick pay from day 1.

He wants to privatise the NHS.

We see you.

GMB Union comrades have been on the road these past two months for the Uber On Trip Roadshow – meeting drivers, building unity, and spreading the word.

Here are some clips from the journey – moments of solidarity and strength. Enjoy!

Don’t wait – join today.

@gmbgarysmith.bsky.social #UberDrivers

Teachers - 4% pay rise 📈

School support staff - 3.2% pay rise 📉

We must stop this chronic undervaluing of workers so vital in our children’s education.

That’s why we need the School Support Staff Negotiating Body 🧑‍🏫

The UK has fallen to 22 in ILGA-Europe’s annual rankings of nations

A decade ago the UK topped the list

This is why pride is a protest. 🏳️‍🌈✊
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🚨Ethnic Pay Gap Reporting isn't optional - it's overdue. Today, GMB is on the ground at the Ethnic Pay Gap Reporting event, amplifying our members' voices in front of those with the power to act. Thank you Calvin Bailey MP and Rachel Blake MP for backing the fight for transparency and pay justice.

“We can’t fix what we don’t measure.”

That’s why GMB is leading the charge for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting.

Great to have @DawnButlerBrent and @julietocampbell joining our members today to push for real transparency.

#GMBUnion #EthnicityPayGapReporting

Behind every ethnicity pay gap statistic is a real person with a story that deserves to be heard. Yesterday, GMB brought those voices face-to-face with decision-makers.

MPs Jen Craft and Callum Anderson joined us in standing up for mandatory #EthnicityPayGapReporting.

It’s been 6 months. 450+ Barnet women are still waiting to be paid fairly.

Every week of silence means:
💰 Bigger back pay bills
⚠️ More strain on services
❌ More broken trust

This is LONG overdue, and it’s only getting worse.

#EqualPayNow

On International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia we send solidarity to all LGBT+ workers - especially trans & non-binary people 🏳️‍⚧️
 
At GMB we stand firm with the whole LGBT+ community
 
If you need support at work, get in touch. We are here for you.
 
#IDAHOBIT

GMB is urging TfL to introduce measures that protect driver income and safety.

www.taxi-point.co.uk/post/unions-...

Dear Member,

Racism in any workplace is a serious health and safety issue.

The evidence from this survey will also be used in a Special Report to GMB Congress 2025 on Anti-Racism.

Please complete the survey here: 

www.gmb.org.uk/race-riots-s...

In solidarity,

GMB Union

So proud of the campaigns our members are running on equal pay - there is no more important industrial issue for our union.

Pay justice is coming.

Today, GMB members lobbied MPs in Parliament to demand equal pay be more than just words. 📣

We won’t stop until pay discrimination is history. ✊

Don’t delay - join the family today. We’re going places, and we want you with us!

#GMBUnion #UnionStrong #OnTheMove #JoinUs #ProudToBeGMB

On Workers’ Memorial Day we pay tribute to the memory of those killed at work.

GMB will always demand stronger laws, stronger regulators and stronger union rights to protect workers ✊

#IWMD25