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BIG PAY RISE FOR ASDA STAFF AFTER GMB CAMPAIGN

GMB Union members have been campaigning hard to get Asda bosses to deliver

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ASDA NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION: CHAUCER ROAD, SHEFFIELD

The team from GMB were outside an Asda store on Chaucer Road in Sheffield today as part of a National Day of Action, to show support for Asda workers and to raise awareness with shoppers and the public of the current equal pay dispute with the giant retailer.

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#BreakTheBias Blog: By Sarah Sheehan

Bias is defined as inclination or prejudices for and against one person or group, especially in a way considered unfair. To effectively break the bias we must, initially, recognise and accept that bias exists within society and across socio- economic and cultural platforms, and in many different forms. 

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Sign our letter to Marks and Spencer: End ‘fire and rehire’ in your ethical supply chain

Valeo Confectionery Ltd supply products to Marks and Spencer.  Sadly, workers who make these products at Valeo have been subject to threats of ‘fire and rehire’ to impose poorer terms and conditions on their workers

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MASS FOX'S GLACIER MINT STRIKE PROTEST AS WORKERS TELL BOSSES: ‘END FIRE AND REHIRE THREAT’

Striking Fox’s Glacier Mint workers are set to stage a mass protest today telling bosses to drop their fire and rehire threat. 

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FOX'S GLACIER MINT STRIKE ENTERS DAY THREE AS WORKER ASKS ‘HOW DO BOSSES SLEEP AT NIGHT?’

All we want is a decent rate of pay that we can live on, GMB members say.

 

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Spring Statement: Chancellor Should Forget About Next Election And Help Working People Now

Tory backbenchers may fall for his fluffy words, but working people know a false politician’s promise when they hear it, says GMB Union

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CANCELLED – Taxi Demo Leeds Civic Hall - Wednesday 23 March at 12pm

Although its late in the day, we have worked with our Councils and can confirm that agreement has been reached with Leeds CC as well as Kirklees and Wakefield, that we believe meets our campaign objectives regarding their licensing policies and our GMB fair licensing charter.

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FOX'S GLACIER MINT WORKERS PREPARE TO WALK OUT

Workers at sweet producer Valeo, manufacturer of Poppets, Fox’s Glacier Mints, and own-brand sweets on behalf of some of the UK's biggest supermarkets - will push the button to stop production on Monday as they down tools in a bitter dispute with management. 

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ISS PROTEST DEMANDS END TO ‘POVERTY WAGES’

Frontline workers employed by ISS at Calderdale Royal Hospital held a demonstration outside the hospital last Saturday, calling for an end to the poverty wages they are paid by the NHS contractor.

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