Driving our young members’ campaigns this year is the fact that even in 2018, young people are more at risk and more unequal at work today than ever before, whether its low pay, exploitative zero-hours contracts and bully managers or continuing gender pay-gaps and lack of decent apprenticeship opportunities. Join our Young Members and help bring change on important issues your young workers today. http://www.gmbnorthwest.co.uk/node/838

Is the UK’s ‘gig economy’ becoming just another job? HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERWATCHFOUNDATION.COM/UKS-GIG-ECONOMY-BECOMING-JUST-ANOTHER-JOB/ Tell your story on CWF, the news site the European Press AND the BBC read

Join the GMB trade union online today. Full Time Workers, above 20 hours per week Paid weekly is £ 3.05 Paid monthly is £ 13.22 Part-Time Workers, above 10 hours & below 20 hours per week Paid weekly is £1.78 Paid monthly is £ 7.72 Promotional Rate, up to 10 hours per week Paid weekly is £ 1.00 Paid monthly is £ 4.34 Students, full time only (not working) Paid weekly is £ 0.23 Paid monthly is £ 1.00 Road Traffic Fund (RTF) is 10p extra per week or 43p per month click here - http://www.gmbnorthwest.co.uk/join-now

Women from GMB Manchester branch 115 in Edinburgh to mark the centenary of suffrage.

Every Region voted by a substantial margin to reject, and the overall figures are - To reject 87.21% - To accept 12.79% http://www.gmbnorthwest.co.uk/news/gmb-members-vote-87-percent-reject-nhs-pay-offer

“Delegates from the North West & Irish region are heading back today from Brighton following another successful GMB Congress. The annual event, which started on Sunday, took in 3 sectional conferences this year (Commercial Services, Manufacturing and Public Services) and more than 50 delegates from our region took part in shaping the industrial, political, and social policy of the union. Successful motions from our region included calling on the GMB to continue the 27 year fight in seeking justice for the families of those who died in the Hillsborough Disaster and to ensure the abhorrent way in which families and communities have been treated in recent years never happens again. Congress also elected a new President, Barbara Plant, following the sad passing of Mary Turner last year. Barbara was brought up on a South London council estate and was the first person in her family to go to university. A former teacher, Barbara took time out to have and look after her children, before returning to her children’s primary school as a teaching assistant - which is where she joined GMB, 20 years ago. Barbara takes up her position immediately and will receive the full support of the North West & Irish region”. Paul McCarthy, Regional Secretary

Pictures from the 2018 GMB Congress held in Brighton, June 2018, including delegates from the North West and Irish Region.

Are you one of the Colleagues that is on Step Up for your Pension and have lost hours? If so please send us the following details:- Name, address, age, which store you work at, and how long you have worked for Asda. We need this information by Friday 15th June, please email giovanna.holt@gmb.org.uk http://www.gmbnorthwest.co.uk/news/asda-colleagues-have-you-lost-hours-step-your-pension

Pictures from the 2018 GMB Congress held in Brighton, June 2018, including delegates from the North West and Irish Region.

What a refreshing leader of a local authority leader Daniel Yates

Congress 2018

Well done to Alan Malcolm and Bob Welham on their awards from the Manufacturing conference at Congress 2018 in Brighton seen here with John McDonnell and regional Secretary Paul McCarthy Paul McCarthy

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/eu-brexit-uk-labour-laws-migrant-workers-a8375836.html One of the best victories for workers rights. GMB have been fighting for this legislation change for years.

Looking forward to Congress & meeting with like minded unionists

On Tuesday 22nd May, the GMB North West & Irish Region hosted the launch of GMB MAKING IT Campaign, which is a National initiative being organised by the GMB Manufacturing Section. The event had a full house with over 60 people filling the Dougie Henry Education Suite at GMB Regional Office in Liverpool. read more on the regional website here - http://www.gmbnorthwest.co.uk/news/gmb-north-west-irish-region-hosted-launch-gmb-making-it-campaign

''Making It'' Manufacturing Campaign launched at North West & Irish Regional Office ''Bill Smith House'' in the Dougie Henry Suite.

The GMB North West & Irish Region runs training courses at various venues throughout the region for GMB member representatives, all organised by our own training department at regional office. If you are are interested in a course, please contact Julie Dowling on 0151 728 2905 or julie.dowling@gmb.org.uk. You can also fill out the form on the regional website click here - http://www.gmbnorthwest.co.uk/news/2018-course-dates-and-venues-gmb-north-west-irish-region

''In the street services I am responsible for we have adopted a stakeholder model with the GMB, meeting to discuss strategy on a regular basis. Most of the ideas for improved ways of working have come from the trades unions and the workforce. A stakeholder model and partnership with the trades unions must lie at the heart of the approach of the next Labour government in reversing decades of privatisation'' - Councillor Steve Munby read more on our regional website - http://www.gmbnorthwest.co.uk/news/gmb-part-solution-liverpool-city-council